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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 THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
air
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
all
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
amuse
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
annual
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
attack
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
away
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
Beaufort
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
boat
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
burning
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
CAMP
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
camping-out-fever
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
change
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
climate
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
clothes
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
CREEK
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
DEEP
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
desire
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
down
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
eleven
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
feel
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
fun
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
fuss
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
get
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
Hal
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From this reading Hal, too, was taken at the same time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
instead
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
just
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
lazy
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
lie
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
loads
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
malady
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
miles
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
Ned
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
old
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
oneself
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
pile
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
popular
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
regardless
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
river
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
row
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal, too, was taken at the same time.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
sixteen
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From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
stricken
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
summer
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
symptoms
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
taken
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From this reading Hal, too, was taken at the same time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
three
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal, too, was taken at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
too
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From this reading Hal, too, was taken at the same time.
town
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
uncivilized
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
unpiled
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
unwashed
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
very
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From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In short, he was stricken by his annual violent attack of the camping-out-fever--a malady very popular during the summer, in Beaufort.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
wood
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From this reading THE CAMP AT DEEP CREEK When, of the eleven loads of wood, about three were still unpiled, Ned began to feel need of a change of air.
woods
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
work
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From this reading The symptoms were a burning desire to get away from town, and into the woods; to lie around in old clothes, regardless of time, and free from all fuss; to amuse oneself as one pleased; to be lazy; to be uncivilized and unwashed; to row a boat, which is fun, instead of to pile wood, which is work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to him that the climate of Deep Creek, sixteen miles down the river, would be just the thing for him.
