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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 That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
all
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
bad
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
Bay
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
close
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
coffee
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
cook-stove
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
cooked
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
dad
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
day
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
days
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
dinner
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
dry
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
Frosty
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
he'd
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
heard
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
held
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
just
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
line-camp
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
line-camps
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
made
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
much
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
nearly
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
night
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
place
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
pumped
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
QuarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
Renewed
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From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
riding
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
said
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
sat
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
scratch
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
snow-storm
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
State
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From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
storm
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
style
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quarrel Renewed.
there
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
two
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From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frosty cooked dinner and I made the coffee, and we didn't have such a bad time of it, although the storm held us there for two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
wasn't
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From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night, by a close scratch, we made a little place Frosty said was one of the Bay State line-camps.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't know what a line-camp was, and it wasn't much for style, but it looked good to me, after riding nearly all day in a snow-storm.
yarns
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From this reading We sat by the little cook-stove and told yarns, and I pumped Frosty just about dry of all he'd ever heard about dad.
