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"SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC. Published April, 1908. A. B. D. When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them. Most of the streams have a succession of dams.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.”
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From this reading Published April, 1908.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. B. D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading Published April, 1908.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading A. B. D.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading A. B. D.
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From this reading Most of the streams have a succession of dams.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading Most of the streams have a succession of dams.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the streams have a succession of dams.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading Published April, 1908.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading Most of the streams have a succession of dams.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading "SQUIRE PHIN" "UP IN MAINE" "KIN O' KTAADN" ETC.
at the time that
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
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From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the trees have been cut and trimmed in the winter's work in the woods the logs are hauled in great loads to be piled at "landing-places" on the frozen streams, so that the spring floods will move them.
