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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 Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
Angel
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
case
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
Chicken
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
chip
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
chipped
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
cover
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
cunningly
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
days
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
deeply
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
Enough
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
felled
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
few
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
Furnishes
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
gone
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
guards
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From this reading New guards were patrolling the trail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
havoc
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
later
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
laying
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
Limberlost
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
marked
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
New
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From this reading New guards were patrolling the trail.
newly
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
now
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
off
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
patrolling
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From this reading New guards were patrolling the trail.
Picture
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
precisely
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
prettily
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
replaced
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
rested
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
room
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
roughly
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
searching
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
sections
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
stump
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
Subject
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
swamp
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
tacked
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From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
Taking
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that time he had found one deeply chipped and the chip cunningly replaced and tacked in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
tragedy
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
trail
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From this reading New guards were patrolling the trail.
tree
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
trees
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From this reading Freckles was roughly laying off the swamp in sections and searching for marked trees.
Try
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
vestige
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
vines
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From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
week
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Enough of the vines were left to cover it prettily, and every vestige of the havoc of a few days before was gone.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject A week later everything at the Limberlost was precisely as it had been before the tragedy, except the case in Freckles' room now rested on the stump of the newly felled tree.
