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Chapter VII
"We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much. The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good. Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit. It is fine up here in the mountains. John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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any person at all
From this reading “John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is fine up here in the mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is fine up here in the mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.”
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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 Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
any person at all
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
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From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is fine up here in the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is fine up here in the mountains.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is fine up here in the mountains.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
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From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is fine up here in the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
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From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
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From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
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From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
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From this reading Our new river is full of grayling, and we have explored it a little bit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ptarmigan and grayling still taste good.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
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From this reading John and Jesse and I feel that this is the greatest trip we ever had, or that anybody could have in this country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is fine up here in the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are getting so we don't like rabbits very much.
