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Chapter V
A BOY WITH A HEART. Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana. In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days. The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were. The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOY WITH A HEART.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading A BOY WITH A HEART.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
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From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
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From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
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From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
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From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
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From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
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From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading A BOY WITH A HEART.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
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From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
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From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spring came early to the forests and prairies of southern Indiana.
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From this reading In March the maples began to burn, and the tops of the timber to change, and to take on new hues in the high sun and lengthening days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
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From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
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From this reading The birds were on the wing, and the banks of the streams were beginning to look like gardens, as indeed Nature's gardens they were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOY WITH A HEART.
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From this reading The woodland ponds were full of turtles or terrapins, and these began to travel about in the warm spring air.
