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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 I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
a-bed
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
angler
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
bright
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
calm
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
day
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
dressed
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From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
eager
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
early
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From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
glad
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Piscator._ Good morrow, sir!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
hour
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
lie
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
longer
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
morrow
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From this reading "_Piscator._ Good morrow, sir!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
other
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
Piscator
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From this reading "_Piscator._ Good morrow, sir!
promises
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
proves
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
rested
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
rises
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
river
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
see
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
sir
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From this reading "_Piscator._ Good morrow, sir!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
sport
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
success
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
sun
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
taken
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
trout
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
try
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
up
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From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
Viator
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From this reading "_Viator._ Yes, sir.
way
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From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
well
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From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, up and dressed so early!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
Yes
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From this reading "_Viator._ Yes, sir.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Piscator._ I am glad to see you so brisk this morning and so eager of sport, though I must tell you, this day proves so calm, and the sun rises so bright, as promises no great success to the angler; but however, we will try, and one way or the other, we shall sure do something."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been dressed this half hour, for I rested so well and have so great a mind either to take or to see a trout taken in your fine river that I could no longer lie a-bed.
