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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
Arne
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
arranged
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
autumn
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
bark
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
boy
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
came
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
carved
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
cattle
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
day
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
entire
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
father
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
fifteenth
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
finally
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
going
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
herds
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
home
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
letters
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
livelong
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
longing
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
now
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
objected
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
only
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
read
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
singing
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
sleep
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
spring
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
summer
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
tend
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
tended
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
there
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From this reading He took his books up there with him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
trees
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From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
up
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
urgent
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
wanted
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
wished
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From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
woods
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
year
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From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
