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"_Piscator_. Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art. Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold. And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast." --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
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From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
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From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
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From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
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From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
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From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
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From this reading "_Piscator_.
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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, sir! doubt not but that Angling is an art.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy had lived with his mother at Hardy Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it not an art to deceive a Trout with an artificial fly?--a Trout that is more sharp-sighted than any Hawk you have named, and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled Merlin is bold.
