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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 If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
all
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
bein
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
common
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
coursed
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
crusader
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
dinner
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
down
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
earth
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
engaged
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
fight
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
fishes
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
force
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
forth
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
front
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
goin
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
got
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
greater
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
ground
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
hermit
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
INDIVIDUALITY
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
kitchen
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
lady's-maid
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
lot
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
man
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
Martin
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
Matlack
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
mistaken
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
more
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
other
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
pan
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
peeled
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
PETER
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
potatoes
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
proud
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
reached
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
SADLER
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
said
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
Saracens
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
sat
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
seems
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
setting
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
soul
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
spurned
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
teaching
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
that's
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From this reading There's a lot of potatoes that's got to be peeled for dinner."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
there's
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
things
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
throw
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
trees
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
truly
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
two
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
warmth
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From this reading Had he been a proud crusader setting forth to fight the Saracens his blood could not have coursed with greater warmth and force, his soul could not have more truly spurned the earth and all the common things upon it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
women
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
woodland
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
word
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From this reading Without a word Martin sat down on the ground with a pan of potatoes in front of him and began to work.
work
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
you're
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From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
young
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From this reading THE INDIVIDUALITY OF PETER SADLER "Martin," said Matlack, sharply, before the young man had reached him, "it seems to me that you think that you have been engaged here as lady's-maid, but there's other things to do besides teaching young women about trees and fishes.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you think," continued Matlack, when the two had reached the woodland kitchen, "that your bein' a hermit is goin' to let you throw all the work on me, you're mistaken.
