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Chapter III

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JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.
It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.
Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.
The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.
From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thrice Armed

Chapter III

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.
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It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.
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Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.
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The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.
Line 5
From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.”

Amid preposition US /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading “Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.”

Athwart noun US /ˈathwart/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.”

Partly noun US /partly/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.”

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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 JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

aching

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

arduous

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

aromatic

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

belting

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

bottles

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

cedar

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

cigar

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

clean

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

clear

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

comfort

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

consider

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

country

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

cut

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

day's

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

dressed

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

drifted

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

engine-oil

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

evening

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

feet

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

few

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

finished

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

fragrance

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

freshly

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

FRIENDS

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

green

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

guest

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

hand

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

hillside

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

JIMMY

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

just

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

landed

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

lane

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

lay

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

limb

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

litter

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

loaded

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

lumber

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

machinery

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

MAKES

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

manager

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

meal

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

men

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

mists

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

narrow

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

Odd

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

office

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

partly

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

past

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

pines

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

plates

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

provision-cans

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

rolling

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

samples

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

sat

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

sawmill

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

see

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

singularly

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

sketches

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

smell

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

specifications

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

steep

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

streaming

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

suggested

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

table

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From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

toil

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

Tyee

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

unclean

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

untidy

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

water

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

well

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From this reading It was singularly untidy as well as unclean, for few men in that country have time to consider their comfort.

Wheelock

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From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Odd bottles of engine-oil and samples of belting lay amid the litter of sketches and specifications, while the plates and provision-cans on the table suggested that the manager and his guest had just finished their evening meal.

white

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.

wide

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

winding

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From this reading From where he sat Wheelock could see them rolling up the steep hillside with the white mists streaming athwart them, and the narrow lane of clear, green water winding past their feet.

window

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From this reading The window was open wide, and a clean smell of freshly cut cedar drifted in with the aromatic fragrance of the pines.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading JIMMY MAKES FRIENDS They had landed the machinery, and partly loaded the _Tyee_ with dressed lumber, when Jimmy Wheelock, who was aching in every limb after a day's arduous toil, sat, cigar in hand, in the office of the sawmill manager.