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all
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
alum
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
always
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
away
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
battle
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
bedding
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
Bel
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
cabin
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
carefully
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
closets
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
comes
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
cushions
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
fight
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
folding
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
Girl
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
Harvester
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
home
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
kitchen
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
light
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
Medicine
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
new
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now
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
other
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
packing
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
pain
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
panacea
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
powdered
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
put
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
rolling
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
room
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
rugs
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
said
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
salvation
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
seats
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
serve
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
sleeping
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From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
sprinkled
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
storing
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
taking
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
Then
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
things
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From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
unendurable
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “We will put all these other things away carefully, so they will be as good as new when the Girl comes home.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Our sleeping room and the kitchen will serve for us, Bel,” he said.
window
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From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went through the cabin, folding bedding and storing it in closets, rolling rugs sprinkled with powdered alum, packing cushions, and taking window seats from the light.
Woods
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From this reading Then the Harvester returned to Medicine Woods to fight his battle alone.
work
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From this reading At first the pain seemed unendurable, but work always had been his panacea, it was his salvation now.
