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The Boy from Hollow Hut
The Boy from Hollow Hut

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Boy from Hollow Hut is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of The Boy from Hollow Hut by Isla May Mullins holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 1 of The Boy from Hollow Hut contain?

Chapter 1 holds 400 sentences of The Boy from Hollow Hut, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Boy from Hollow Hut by Isla May Mullins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30356, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 165 minutes of reading across 399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Boy from Hollow Hut, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chicago
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North
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Wabash
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Whose
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Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.
Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174
The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.
Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.
"I ain' no hunter noways.
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The Boy from Hollow Hut

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Boy from Hollow Hut is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.
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Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174
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The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.
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Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.
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"I ain' no hunter noways.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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 “Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174”

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142

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

17

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From this reading Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.

174

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

70

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

ain

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From this reading "I ain' no hunter noways.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Ave

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From this reading Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.

away

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From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

back

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

bounded

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From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

brown

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

can't

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

cause

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Champ

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Chicago

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From this reading Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.

devotion

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

discouraged

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

disgustedly

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

dropping

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

education

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

else

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

eyes

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

fell

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

fer

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

figure

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

forth

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Frontispiece

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Greely

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Hit's

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

hunter

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From this reading "I ain' no hunter noways.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

inspired

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Kentucky

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

kill

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

kin

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

knit

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

limp

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

little

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

look

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

looking

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

lost

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From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

Mill

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

mountains

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "I ain' no hunter noways.

North

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From this reading Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.

nothin

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

noways

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From this reading "I ain' no hunter noways.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Old

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

pacing

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

pappy

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

rabbit

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From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

rabbits

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

settling

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

shoulder

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

side

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

spinning-wheel

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Steve

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

story

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

sullen

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

suspender

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From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

Tilda

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

unceasing

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From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174

underbrush

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From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Steve stood looking disgustedly after him, a limp figure, one shoulder dropping until the old knit suspender fell at his side, and a sullen, discouraged look settling in his brown eyes.

Wabash

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From this reading Chicago: 17 North Wabash Ave.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The rabbit bounded away and was lost in the underbrush.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Whose unceasing devotion to the cause of education in the mountains of Kentucky inspired this little story "I kin kill rabbits if I can't do nothin' else" _Frontispiece_ The Old Greely Mill 70 "Hit's Champ fer his pappy" 142 "Tilda pacing back and forth at her spinning-wheel" 174