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Chapter XII
THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato. As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country. The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black. The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots. Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.”
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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 full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
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From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
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From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
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From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
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From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
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From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
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From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
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From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
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From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
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From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
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From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
above and across; more than
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
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From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
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From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
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From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
