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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 IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
adze
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
breakfast
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
bushes
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
cabin
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
connected
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
considered
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
corner
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
cultivation
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
dewy
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
digging
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
down
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
eighth
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
farmer
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
farmers
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
field
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
fields
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
grubbing-hoe
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
hard
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
hardest
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
hearing
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
hill
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
implement
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
infested
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
labor
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
like
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
lived
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
made
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
manner
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
mile
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
near
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
neglected
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
neighborhood
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!”
old
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
out
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
partly
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
pause
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
Pete
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
pulling
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
rocky
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
roots
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
saw
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
set
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
shaped
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
shouldered
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
sloped
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
soil
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
sound
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
stare
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
startled
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
steadily
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
stout
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
ten-rail
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
There
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
undergrowth
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
way
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
wood
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From this reading IS breakfast over, Pete shouldered his grubbing-hoe, an implement shaped like an adze, and made his way through the dewy undergrowth of the wood to an open field an eighth of a mile from his cabin.
work
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From this reading There he set to work on what was considered by farmers the hardest labor connected with the cultivation of the soil.
worm-fence
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From this reading Pete was hard at work in the corner of a ten-rail worm-fence, when, hearing a sound in the wood, which sloped down from a rocky hill quite near him, he saw a farmer, who lived in the neighborhood, pause suddenly, even in a startled manner, and stare steadily at him.
young
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From this reading It consisted of partly digging and partly pulling out by the roots the stout young bushes which infested the neglected old fields.
