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The Log School-House on the Columbia
The Log School-House on the Columbia

Chapter X

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MRS.
WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.
One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.
Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.
He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.
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The Log School-House on the Columbia

Chapter X

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MRS.
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WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.
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One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.
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Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.
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He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AGAIN noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.”

Ignorant noun US /ˈignorant/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.”

OVER preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.”

All words in this reading · 67

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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 One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

AGAINnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

boat

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

came

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

Cascades

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

claim

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

counsel

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

day

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

donation

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

earnest

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

flock

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

hard

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

Indians

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

influence

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

inspired

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

Jason

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

kindly

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

knew

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

Lee

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

lonely

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

MEETS

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From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

missionary

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

Mr

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

needs

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

pitied

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From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

preaching

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

remembered

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

Rev

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

ROLL

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From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

spiritual

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

teachable

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He knew her needs of counsel and help, he pitied her hard and lonely life, and he came to visit her from time to time.

tine

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

up

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

visit

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From this reading One day Rev. Jason Lee came up from the Cascades, in a boat, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Woods on their donation claim.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

woman

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.

WOODS

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From this reading WOODS MEETS LITTLE ROLL OVER AGAIN.

zeal

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From this reading Mr. Lee at this tine was inspired with missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching had brought to his spiritual flock.