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Chapter XIV

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THE BEAR-TRAP.
When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
"O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Winter Fun

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE BEAR-TRAP.
Line 2
When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
Line 3
The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
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She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
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"O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."”

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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 She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

all

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

any

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

aunt

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

BEAR-TRAP

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From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.

beat

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

Benton

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

bread

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

breakfast

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

came

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

capital

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

coffee

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

didn't

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

down

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

eat

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

eaten

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

exclaimed

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

family

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

girl

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

helping

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

hot

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

Hudson

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

johnnycake

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

Judith

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

liked

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

O

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

Once

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

out

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

Pen

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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"

Porter

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

products

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

proud

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

said

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

see

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

skill

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

slice

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

sort

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

steaks

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

Valley

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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

venison-steaks

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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

week

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.

whole

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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"