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The Corner House Girls Snowbound
The Corner House Girls Snowbound

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Chapter 20 of The Corner House Girls Snowbound is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 20 of The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Grace Brooks Hill holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.

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Chapter 20 holds 108 sentences of The Corner House Girls Snowbound, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

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Ghost
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FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.
Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.
"The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.
Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.
They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.
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The Corner House Girls Snowbound

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Corner House Girls Snowbound is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.
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Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.
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"The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.
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Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.
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They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

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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 “FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.”

ANOTHER determiner US /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.”

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activities

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

ain't

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From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

all

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

anywhere

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From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

barns

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From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

best

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From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

boys

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

canned

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

children

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

clean

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From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

clearing

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

considerably

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

declared

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From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

Deer

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

directly

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

early

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

edge

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

feet

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

follow

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From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

FOLLOWING

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

footprints

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

forenoon

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

fox

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

girls

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

goods

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

got

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

From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

here

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From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

hidin

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From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

house

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

Ike

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

left

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

lifted

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

line

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

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

Lodge

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

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

M'Graw

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

marked

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

morning

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

Neale

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

O'Neil

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

off

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

older

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They ain't hidin' in the barns or anywhere here.

party

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

premises

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

prints

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

Red

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

searching

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

snow

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

soft

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

Somewhere

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

struck

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

thought

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

tis

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

TRAIL

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

up

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

vacation

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

vicinity

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From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.

well

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From this reading FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRAIL After all the activities of the forenoon both by the older boys and girls of the vacation party at Red Deer Lodge, and by the children as well, the soft snow was considerably marked up by footprints around the premises.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Ike M'Graw and Neale O'Neil, searching for prints of the feet of those who they thought had left the vicinity of the house early that morning, struck directly off for the edge of the clearing.

whoever

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From this reading Somewhere, whoever 'tis got that fox and lifted the canned goods, must have struck into the woods.

woods

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From this reading "The best we can do," M'Graw declared, "is to follow the line of the woods clean around the clearing.