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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
alluded
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
also
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
armful
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
Arne
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
autumn
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
away
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
axe
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
berry
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
came
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
chopping
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
day
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
days
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
down
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
easily
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From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
eyes
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
feelings
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
fetch
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
forest
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
fuel
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
girls
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
go
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
indication
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
jacket
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
just
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
Kristian
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
led
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
letter
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
meals
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
more
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From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
mother
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From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
off
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
pails
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
people
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
pick
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
place
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
prepared
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
put
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
red
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
road
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
talk
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From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
two
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
unusually
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From this reading He had also another indication of her feelings, and that was that she prepared unusually good meals for him.
up
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
walking
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From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had put down his axe in order to take off his jacket, and was just about beginning, when two girls came walking along with berry pails.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
whole
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From this reading Arne alluded to Kristian and the letter that never came; but the mother went away from him, and for whole days after he thought her eyes looked red.
whortleberries
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To talk with the mother was more easily thought than done.
woods
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From this reading He had to go up in the woods to fetch an armful of fuel one day; the road led through the forest, and just where he was to do his chopping was the place where people went to pick whortleberries in the autumn.
