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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 A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
accord
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
aside
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
attracted
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
casting
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
ceased
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
creatures
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
dance
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
excellent
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From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
fish
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
FISHERMAN
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a musical instrument in the shape of a thin pipe that is held sideways and played by blowing
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
haulnounUS /hɔːl/
an amount of fish or other things caught or collected at one time
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
hope
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
laid
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
made
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From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a sequence of musical notes that forms the main tune of a piece of music
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
merrily
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
most
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
music
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
net
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
nets
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
now
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
O
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
own
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
perverse
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
piped
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From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
placed
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
played
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
projecting
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
rock
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
said
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From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
saw
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From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
sea
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
seashore
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
several
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
skilled
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From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock,
tunes
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From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
vain
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
waited
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From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea,
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net,
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily.”
