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Chapter VI
They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week. It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east. In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat. The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh. In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.”
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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 The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
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From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
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From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
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From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that direction the character of the country changed somewhat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
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From this reading The pine there grew thick on isolated “islands” of not more than an acre or so in extent,--little knolls rising from the level of a marsh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
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From this reading They finished cutting on section seventeen during Thorpe's second week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It became necessary to begin on section fourteen, which lay two miles to the east.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In ordinary conditions nothing would have been easier than to have ploughed roads across the frozen surface of this marsh.
