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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 lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
alarm
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
almost
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
also
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
apparently
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
beaver
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
beaver-inhabited
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
bowlder
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
breeding
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
build
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
careful
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
dams
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
deep
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
depths
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
eat
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
elude
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
finny
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
fish
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
fisherman
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
fishing
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
flee
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
frozen
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
furry
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
grounds
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
hatcheries
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
hole
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
inhabitants
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
lain
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
large
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
lazing
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
literally
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
live
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
made
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
motionless
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
nearness
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
opposite
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
overlooking
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
own
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
paddler
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
places
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
ponds
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
pools
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
preoccupied
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
proved
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
reach
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
refuge
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
satisfaction
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
spawning
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
stream
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
streams
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
Trappers
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From this reading Trappers have told me that the streams beaver live in are poor fishing places because the furry inhabitants eat the fish.
tribe
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
trout
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From this reading For the deep ponds made by the dams they build are literally spawning pools for the trout, breeding grounds and hatcheries.
true
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From this reading By careful observation, I proved to my own satisfaction at least, that quite the opposite is true.
up
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
warmer
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
watched
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From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
winter
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From this reading They are also pools of refuge, to which the fish flee to elude the fisherman, and in their warmer depths the finny tribe "hole up" when the streams are frozen over in winter.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I have lain motionless upon a bowlder overlooking a beaver-inhabited stream and watched large trout lazing about almost within reach of a preoccupied paddler, apparently in no alarm over his nearness.
