Chapter VI · Hunting the Woodchucks

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

not one, and not any

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

above and across; more than

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading Not without reason.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

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From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Quonab and Rolf set out one morning on a regular hunt for food.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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

From this reading Even fish did not entirely satisfy the craving for flesh meat.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

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

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cornmeal and potatoes, with tea and apples, three times a day, are apt to lose their charm.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Not without reason.

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From this reading The days of big game were over on the Asamuk, but there were still many small kinds and none more abundant than the woodchuck, hated of farmers.