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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 Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
almost
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
aunt
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
away
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
big
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
blanket
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
brushwood
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
chuckle
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
COMFORT
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From this reading WINTER COMFORT.
common
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
deal
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
down
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
effect
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
face
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
farmhouse
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
fireplace
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
full
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
fun
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
get
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
girls
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
grand
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
hollow
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
house
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
Hudson
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
Judith
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
laugh
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
load
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
lurch
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
oxen
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
Pen
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
Perched
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
politeness
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
prevent
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
rapidly
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
reached
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
resolute
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
ride
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
rocking-chair
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
sank
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
scream
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
shoved
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
side
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
sitting-room
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
sleigh
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
slid
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
slope
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
snowy
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
spite
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
Stebbins
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
steeper
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
Susie
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
swing
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
there
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
too
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
top
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
up
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From this reading Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them.
very
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
Vosh
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From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
WINTER
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From this reading WINTER COMFORT.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
wood-sleigh
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From this reading Susie and Pen had a grand ride to the farmhouse on the wood-sleigh.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Vosh Stebbins had to chuckle again and again, in spite of his resolute politeness; for the girls would scream a little, and laugh a great deal, when the sleigh sank suddenly on one side in a snowy hollow, or slid too rapidly after the oxen down a steeper slope than common.
wrapped
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From this reading It was great fun; and, when they reached the house, Susie Hudson almost had to quarrel with aunt Judith to prevent being wrapped in a blanket, and shoved up in a big rocking-chair into the very face of the sitting-room fireplace.
