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Chapter IV
Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.” The figures meant nothing to him. Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own. He learned to use a double-bitted ax. Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
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not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The figures meant nothing to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading He learned to use a double-bitted ax.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading He learned to use a double-bitted ax.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
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From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
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From this reading The figures meant nothing to him.
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figures meant nothing to him.
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From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
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From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
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From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He learned to use a double-bitted ax.
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From this reading The figures meant nothing to him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The figures meant nothing to him.
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From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later, each number came to possess an individuality of its own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The figures meant nothing to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
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From this reading He learned to use a double-bitted ax.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe's intelligence was of the practical sort that wonderfully helps experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe and four others were set to work on this road, which was to be cut through a creek bottom leading, he was told, to “seventeen.”
