Chapter VII
Spring had begun more than a month early. The young year promised agricultural miracles. All omens were favourable. Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.” June’s magic turned Whitewater to a paradise.
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Chapter VII
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Spring
had
begun
more
than
a
month
early.
The
young
year
promised
agricultural
miracles.
All
omens
were
favourable.
Ed
Lister
predicted
it
would
be
a
“hog-killin’.”
June’s
magic
turned
Whitewater
to
a
paradise.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Spring
had
begun
more
than
a
month
early.
Line 2
The
young
year
promised
agricultural
miracles.
Line 3
All
omens
were
favourable.
Line 4
Ed
Lister
predicted
it
would
be
a
“hog-killin’.”
Line 5
June’s
magic
turned
Whitewater
to
a
paradise.
Learner Dictionary
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Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.””
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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 Spring had begun more than a month early.
agricultural
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All
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.”
begun
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From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
early
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Ed
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favourable
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
hog-killin
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From this reading Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.”
June's
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Lister
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magic
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miracles
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From this reading The young year promised agricultural miracles.
month
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From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
more
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From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
omens
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paradise
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predicted
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From this reading Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.”
promised
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From this reading The young year promised agricultural miracles.
Spring
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From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Spring had begun more than a month early.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young year promised agricultural miracles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June’s magic turned Whitewater to a paradise.
turned
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From this reading June’s magic turned Whitewater to a paradise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All omens were favourable.
Whitewater
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From this reading June’s magic turned Whitewater to a paradise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ed Lister predicted it would be a “hog-killin’.”
year
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From this reading The young year promised agricultural miracles.
young
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From this reading The young year promised agricultural miracles.