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Chapter II
Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all. We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays. Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun. In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm. Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
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To recall to mind.
From this reading “Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!”
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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 Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
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From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
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From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
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From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father and Mother had a pretty hard struggle to pay for the farm and to clothe and feed and school us all.
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From this reading Those pioneer shirts, how vividly I remember them!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lived off the products of the farm to an extent that people do not think of doing nowadays.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not only was our food largely home grown but our clothes also were home grown and home spun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my early youth our house linen and our summer shirts and trousers were made from flax that grew on the farm.
