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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter VIII

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The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

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The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter VIII

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Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
Line 2
I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
Line 3
I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
Line 4
There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
Line 5
A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

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little noun US /ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/

A small amount.

From this reading “There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.”

thinking noun US /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thought; gerund of think.

From this reading “I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.”

through noun US /θɹuː/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

From this reading “There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.”

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a

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about

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after

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all

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amongst

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and

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

at

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big

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

breeze

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

but

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

comfortable

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

cool

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

could

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couple

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

down

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

eight

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

feeling

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

freckled

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

friendly

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

gloomy

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

grass

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

ground

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

high

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

holes

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I

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in

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

it

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

jabbered

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

judged

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

laid

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

leaves

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

light

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

limb

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

littlenounUS /ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/

A small amount.

From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

me

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

mostly

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

o'clock

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of

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on

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

one

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

or

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

out

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

places

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

rested

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

ruther

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

satisfied

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

see

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

set

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

shade

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

showing

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

sifted

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

so

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

squirrels

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

sun

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

swapped

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

that

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

The

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

them

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

there

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

things

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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thought; gerund of think.

From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.

throughnounUS /θɹuː/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.

trees

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

two

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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.

up

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

very

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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.

waked

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

was

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

when

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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.

where

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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.