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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
all
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
bestowed
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
bolt
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
branches
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
cast
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
cedars
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
certain
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
children
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
chute
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
comforts
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
contained
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
days
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
delight
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
Doris
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
down
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
dwell
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
eager
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
expectation
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
eyes
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
far
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
felled
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
few
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
four-foot
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
full
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
heart
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
hill
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
Hollister
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
house
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
lateral
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
lengths
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
likened
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
luxuries
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
more
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
new
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
nursery
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
once
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
ordered
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
out
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
own
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
piled
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
plan
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
pleasure
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
poles
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
pride
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
produce
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
quantity
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
ready
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
repaired
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
revenue
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
river
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
satisfaction
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
sawed
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
see
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
sequence
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
set
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
shut
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
size
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
smooth
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
split
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
taking
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
Then
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
timber
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
Toba
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
toys
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
trough
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From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
two
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From this reading Hollister likened himself and Doris, more than once in the next few days, to two children in a nursery full of new toys.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
valley
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, when a certain quantity was ready, they would be cast one after another into that trough of smooth poles which pitched sharply down from the heart of his timber to the river.
watched
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From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
whole
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From this reading He could shut his eyes and see the whole plan work out in ordered sequence,--the bolt chute repaired, the ancient cedars felled, sawed into four-foot lengths, split to a size, piled by the chute and all its lateral branches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
work
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From this reading For his own part he found himself eager for work, taking a pleasure far beyond his expectation in what he had set himself to do, here in the valley of the Toba.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He watched the pride and delight which Doris bestowed upon her house and all that it contained, the satisfaction with which she would dwell upon the comforts and luxuries that should be added to it when the cedars on the hill began to produce revenue for them.
