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Chapter XIX
SUMMER came on apace. The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture. People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes. Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens. The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.”
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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 The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
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From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
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From this reading SUMMER came on apace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUMMER came on apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
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From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
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From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
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From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
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From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
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From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
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From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
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From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
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From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUMMER came on apace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUMMER came on apace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there some one started a garden, or indulged in a flock of chickens.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Webbers traded their snug cottage for a place on the outskirts of the town, with two acres of ground, which they improved rapidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading People began to look at the waste land lying about, with envious eyes.
