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Old Ebenezer
Old Ebenezer

Chapter XVIII

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AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.
Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.
The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.
He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.
"You needn't feed them," he said.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Old Ebenezer

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.
Line 2
Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.
Line 3
The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.
Line 4
He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.
Line 5
"You needn't feed them," he said.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.”

Distant adjective US /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading “Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.”

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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 The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.

beech

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

buggy

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

came

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

drove

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

Ebenezer

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

eight

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

end

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

feed

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From this reading "You needn't feed them," he said.

flats

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

hickory

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

Hill

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

horses

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

land

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

lines

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

meet

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

merely

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

miles

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

needn't

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From this reading "You needn't feed them," he said.

negro

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

oak

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

Old

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

plaything

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

rapidly

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

ridges

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

road

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

said

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From this reading "You needn't feed them," he said.

Sawyer

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

shell-bark

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

SHOP

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From this reading AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.

slopes

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

smooth

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

Spring

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From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "You needn't feed them," he said.

threw

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Sawyer drove rapidly toward Spring Hill, about eight miles distant from Old Ebenezer.

trotting

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

two

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

uneven

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From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

up

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From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

WAGON-MAKER'S

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From this reading AT THE WAGON-MAKER'S SHOP.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He drew up at a wagon-maker's shop, the end of his journey, and threw the lines to a negro who came forward to meet him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The land was uneven, with oak ridges, beech slopes and shell-bark hickory flats, but the road was smooth, and for the two trotting horses the buggy was merely a plaything.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You needn't feed them," he said.