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Rose o' the River
Rose o' the River

Chapter I

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The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rose o' the River

Chapter I

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
Line 3
6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
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An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.”

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1

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

102

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

114

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

116

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

128

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

13

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

135

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

145

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

158

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

160

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

168

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

174

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

20

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

28

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

32

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

40

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

50

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

6

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

64

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

67

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

76

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

81

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

93

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

ablution

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

alder-bushes

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Alive

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

banks

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Blasphemious

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

busiest

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Certainly

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Chances

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Chevalier

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Claude's

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

cleanly

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

clear

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Country

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

County

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Cove

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

custom

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

deep

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

dip

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Don't

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Down

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Drive

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Driver

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

early

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Eden

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Edgewood

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Face

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

farmers

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Flung

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

fresh

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Frontispiece

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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"

Game

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Garden

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Gold

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Gone

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

hardly

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

He's

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

HearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Hearts

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Hiding

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

hillside

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

House

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Housebreaking

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

hut

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

I'll

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Jackstraws

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Kennebec

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

LongnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

made

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

man

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Maude

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

O

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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Old

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Other

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Pinchbeck

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Pine

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Ring

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

River

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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"

River-Bank

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Room

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Rose

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Saco

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Safely

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Say

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

scrambled

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Serpent

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

She's

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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"

Smart

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

sort

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Speak

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Stephen

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

stone's

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

Store

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

sunrise

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Swearin

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

swimming-hole

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

TakenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Taken

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

tempted

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

there

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

throw

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

toilet

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Turquoise

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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168

Turrible

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Twinkling

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Up

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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Water

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Waterman

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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Waterman's

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.

Wiley

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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

Willow

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

York

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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174