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A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late. That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one. The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so. I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night. Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.”
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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 A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
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From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
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From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
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From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
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From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
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From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
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From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now as soon as I could raise my head from the old quilts I looked over to see the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
up to a particular time
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
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From this reading That was a lazy camp as well as a dirty one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
at the time that
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had slept with Bat, and he had snored 'most all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA We were stiff when we woke in the morning, but we had to lie until the rest of them decided to get up, and then it was hot and late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early morning is the best part of the day, out in the woods, but lots of fellows don't seem to think so.
