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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MOUNTAIN CAMP.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
any
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
away
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
Bess
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From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
birch
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From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
breath
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
breathlessly
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
CAMP
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN CAMP.
clambered
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day
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
ever
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
far
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
fire
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From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
get
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
here
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
hill
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
know
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
like
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
minute
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN CAMP.
O
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
party
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
path
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
paused
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
Pet
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
Pines
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
Readville
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
really
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
rest
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From this reading The party paused a minute beside the path, to rest and get breath.
return
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
Saddleback
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said
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
set
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From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
side
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From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
slope
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “O, ever so far from here, away over on the Readville side of the mountain.”
steep
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
there
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
top
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
two
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
up
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From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I should like to know,” said Pet breathlessly, as she clambered up the steep slope of Saddleback, a day or two after her return to The Pines, “whether there really is any top to this hill!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where was the birch you set on fire, Bess?”
