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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
all
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
Bear
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
big
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
blackberry
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
blaze
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
border
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
chatting
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
clearing
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
collection
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
country
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
driven
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
edge
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
eyes
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
fire
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
gathered
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
going
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
ground
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
groups
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
held
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
high
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
Hill
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
just
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
kindled
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
lunching
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
lying
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
mountain
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
OLD
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From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
outlook
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
pairs
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
people
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
pickers
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
place
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
preparations
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
Pretty
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From this reading Pretty and wild the preparations were.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
RICHES
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From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
scattered
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
seen
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
sitting
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
spike
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
stout
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
surrounding
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
tea-kettle
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
There
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
to-day
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
together
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From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
tree
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
trunk
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From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under a big tree just at the border of the clearing a fire was kindled; a stout spike driven into the trunk of the tree held a tea-kettle just over the blaze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
watching
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was quite a collection of people on Bear Hill to-day, as could be seen when they were all gathered together.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
wild
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From this reading Pretty and wild the preparations were.
woods
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From this reading The lunching place was high on the mountain, where there was a good outlook over the surrounding country; and here in the edge of the woods the blackberry pickers were scattered about, lying and sitting on the ground in groups and pairs, chatting and watching the preparations going on before their eyes.
WORLD
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From this reading THE NEW RICHES OF THE OLD WORLD.
