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The Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Country of the Pointed Firs is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.
Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”
I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.
“'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.
I knew it when he was gone.
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The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Country of the Pointed Firs is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.
Line 2
Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”
Line 3
I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.
Line 4
“'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.
Line 5
I knew it when he was gone.

Learner Dictionary

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Dream noun US /driːm/

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

From this reading ““'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.”

All words in this reading · 86

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

all

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

an

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

and

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

before

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

between

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

brought

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

but

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

by

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

channel

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

courtin

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

dear

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

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

From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

else

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

felt

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

find

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

friends

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

get

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

gone

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From this reading “I knew it when he was gone.

had

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

he

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

headland

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

heard

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

her

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

hesitated

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

husband

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

I

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

in

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

Islands

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

it

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From this reading “I knew it when he was gone.

just

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

kind

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

knew

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From this reading “I knew it when he was gone.

long

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

lost

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

love

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

made

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

me

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

mother

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

Mrs

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

my

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

Nathan

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

never

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

nobody

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

now

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

o

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

of

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

off

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

our

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

out

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

place

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

plans

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

right

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

said

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

sainted

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

set

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

she

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

shore

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

short

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

showed

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

sight

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

since

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

softly

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

speak

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

spoke

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

Squaw

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

summer

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

that

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

the

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

then

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

There

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

this

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

tis

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

to

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

Todd

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

tryin

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

twas

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

us

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

used

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

was

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

we

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

we'd

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

were

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From this reading I had never heard her speak of her husband before, but I felt that we were friends now since she had brought me to this place.

when

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From this reading Nathan, my husband, an' I used to love this place when we was courtin', and”--she hesitated, and then spoke softly--“when he was lost, 'twas just off shore tryin' to get in by the short channel out there between Squaw Islands, right in sight o' this headland where we'd set an' made our plans all summer long.”

where

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From this reading “There, dear, I never showed nobody else but mother where to find this place; 'tis kind of sainted to me.

with

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From this reading “'Twas but a dream with us,” Mrs. Todd said.

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Vocabulary met early in The Country of the Pointed Firs

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Country of the Pointed Firs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sarah
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Country of the Pointed Firs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Jewett
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Country of the Pointed Firs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
South
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Country of the Pointed Firs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Berwick
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Country of the Pointed Firs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.