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Rolf in the Woods
Rolf in the Woods

Chapter XIV · Snowshoes

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“That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
“Yi!
Yi!
Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
“We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
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Rolf in the Woods

Chapter XIV · Snowshoes

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
Line 2
“Yi!
Line 3
Yi!
Line 4
Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
Line 5
“We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.”

All words in this reading · 55

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

Annette

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

came

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

canoe

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

crossing

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

day

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

dry

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

entire

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

heard

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

home

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

hung

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

hunting

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

just

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

lake

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

landing

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

marten

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

met

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

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

narrow

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

nearly

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

partner's

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

person

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

promise

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

Quonab

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

remembering

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

Rolf

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

said

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

saw

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

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

skin

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

Skookum

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

steadied

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

stretched

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

That's

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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

three

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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.

ulterior

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

wagged

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

wanderer

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

welcome

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

well

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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.

yelps

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

From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.

Yi

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From this reading “Yi!