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* Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother B T L E W Sentence Paraphrase 1 Not that we didn’t have our troubles. (Para. 5) When I say the year I got Maheegun was the happiest year of my life, I don’t mean that Maheegun never caused troubles. although it is not true that… e.g. She loved music but seldom went to concerts—not that she couldn’t afford to. To be continued on the next page. Maheegun would poke his head around the corner, waiting for things to quiet down. (Para. 5) would + v.: a past habit (At such times) he would move and stay somewhere out of Grandma’s sight, and wait until her anger died down. III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 To be continued on the next page. And in the fall, after the first snow our games took us to the nearest meadows in search of field mice. (Para. 6) III. Sentence Paraphrase 3 When it was getting cold, and there were no more grasshoppers, we had to go the nearest meadow to hunt field mice. to make sb./sth. go from one level, or situation to another, e.g. His job as a UN official took him to over sixty countries. To be continued on the next page. It all served to fog my mind with pleasure so that I forgot my Grandpa’s repeated warnings, and one night left Maheegun unchained. (Para. 8) to have a particular effect or result, e.g. The blanket could serve to keep the rain out for a while. III. Sentence Paraphrase 4 Figurative, to confuse or hide Objective complement To be continued on the next page. On top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still, ears pointed, alert, listening. (Para. 11) Absolute construction that describes the state the wolf was in sitting on the rock. The clear figure of a big wolf was sitting without moving on the top of the rock. His ears were raised and he seemed to be listening to something. III. Sentence Paraphrase 5 To be continued on the next page. Everything in the snow-covered wildness seemed to be aroused/stirred by the passionate cry of Maheegun. III. Sentence Paraphrase 6 t