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Chapter IV
MRS. WOODS'S TAME BEAR. Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer. Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school. The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.”
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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 summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
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From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
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From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
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From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
