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Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord? The air here is filled with their din. They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back. They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees. The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air here is filled with their din.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.”
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From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
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From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
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From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
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From this reading They are doing great damage to the fruit and forest trees.
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From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They come out of the ground at first in an imperfect state, and, crawling up the shrubs and plants, the perfect insect bursts out through the back.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter are covered with dead twigs, which in the distance look like the blossoms of the chestnut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air here is filled with their din.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray, have you the seventeen-year locust in Concord?
