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Chapter IV
MOTHER BARTLETT. The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side. A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it. Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house. It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.”
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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 A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
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From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading MOTHER BARTLETT.
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From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
apart from; not including
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
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From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
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From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
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From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
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From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
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From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
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From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
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From this reading MOTHER BARTLETT.
not any; not one
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
