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I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib. I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble. How should I care for my household? If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them. I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.”
during the time that
From this reading “I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.”
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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 I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading How should I care for my household?
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading How should I care for my household?
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From this reading How should I care for my household?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I had been living on a far frontier among hostile Indians I should have known better how to protect them.
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From this reading I felt that the time for a decided change had come, and that it should be made before the evils of our lot brought sharp and real trouble.
during the time that
From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I pondered deeply while my wife and Winnie cleared away the dishes and put Bobsey into his little crib.
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From this reading I could build a house of heavy logs and keep my wife and children always near me while at work.
