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act
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
agreeable
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
appreciably
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
arrival
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
arrivals
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
askance
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
bringing
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
charms
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
confessed
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
Cottage
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
customary
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From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
days
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
discovered
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
diversions
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
Dolittle
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
ease
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
excitements
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
fellows
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
fish
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
fishing
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
frankness
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From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
friend
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
get
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From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
girls
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
Graham
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
guide
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
hammocks
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
HOBO
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
hours
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
introduced
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
Jerry
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
maintained
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
marked
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
men
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
Morton
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
Peggy's
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
pleasures
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
porch
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
presence
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
received
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
RESCUE
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
said
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From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
some
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
spots
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
suggestion
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
superiority
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
surprise
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
swells
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From this reading "I never could get on with swells," said Jerry, with his customary frankness.
tables
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
taking
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
then
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
turned
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
twenty-four
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
two
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
uneventful
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From this reading HOBO TO THE RESCUE Life at Dolittle Cottage had been anything but uneventful, even before the arrival of Graham and his friend.
ungraciousness
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
untried
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
upwards
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From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
usual
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From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jerry Morton bringing his fish as usual, looked askance at the two young fellows, taking their ease in the porch hammocks, and received with marked ungraciousness Peggy's suggestion that he should act as their guide to some point where the fishing was good.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For upwards of twenty-four hours the girls had maintained the superiority of first arrivals, and then to their surprise, found the tables turned and that they were being introduced to spots whose charms they had never discovered, and to pleasures as yet untried.
young
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From this reading But it must be confessed that the presence of the two young men added appreciably to the agreeable excitements and diversions of the days.
