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Chapter VIII
The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip. The white oak, _Quercus alba_. And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_. The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_. The _Cratægus coccinea_ (?), or scarlet-fruited thorn (?)
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading “The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.”
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From this reading The white oak, _Quercus alba_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
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From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
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From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
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From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
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From this reading The _Cratægus coccinea_ (?), or scarlet-fruited thorn (?)
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From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
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From this reading The _Cratægus coccinea_ (?), or scarlet-fruited thorn (?)
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
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From this reading The white oak, _Quercus alba_.
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From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
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From this reading The white oak, _Quercus alba_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Cratægus coccinea_ (?), or scarlet-fruited thorn (?)
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From this reading And the commonest scrub oak, the bear or black oak, _Q. ilicifolia_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chinquapin, or dwarf chestnut, oak, the smallest of our oaks, _Q. prinoides_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marsh-marigold, _Caltha palustris_, improperly called cowslip.
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From this reading The _Cratægus coccinea_ (?), or scarlet-fruited thorn (?)
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From this reading The white oak, _Quercus alba_.
