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Chapter I
By John Fox Jr. A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland. Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face. The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper. Old Gabe was speaking his mind.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By John Fox Jr.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Gabe was speaking his mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.”
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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 A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By John Fox Jr.
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From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading By John Fox Jr.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading By John Fox Jr.
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From this reading By John Fox Jr.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Gabe was speaking his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
above and across; more than
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy Isom was emptying a sack of corn into the hopper.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Gabe was speaking his mind.
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From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
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From this reading A MIDSUMMER freshet was running over old Gabe Bunch's water-wheel into the Cumberland.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside the mill Steve Marcum lay in one dark corner with a slouched hat over his face.
