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Natalie: A Garden Scout
Natalie: A Garden Scout

Chapter VII · Natalie Learns Several Secrets

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Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
“I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
“First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
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Natalie: A Garden Scout

Chapter VII · Natalie Learns Several Secrets

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
Line 2
I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
Line 3
“I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
Line 4
“First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
Line 5
The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.””

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.””

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.””

Mixed verb US /mɪkst/

involved with or connected to

From this reading ““First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.””

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.””

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?”

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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 Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

ain't

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

Ames

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

Ames's

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

asparagrass

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

asparagus

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

baby

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

back

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

bed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

buy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

can't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

care

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

cold

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

comes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

crop

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

cuttin

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

don't

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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

down

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

ef

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

eyes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

Farmer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

fer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

few

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

fust

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

gave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

give

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

got

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

grow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

hev

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

home

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

jest

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

kerrect

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

loam

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

love

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From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

made

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

mixedverbUS /mɪkst/

involved with or connected to

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

Mr

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

Natalie

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

plants

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

proportions

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

quality

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

sand

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

season

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

secunt

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

seed

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

shaded

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

slips

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

stalks

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

summer's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

sun-heat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

taken

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

turns

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

two

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

use

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

vegetable

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

way

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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

welcome

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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

Why

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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?

winter

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

year

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

years

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

yer

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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”

you've

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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.

young

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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?