Chapter I
A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A. “Croak! Croak! Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening. “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
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Chapter I
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A
COLLECTION
In
Verse
and
In
Prose
MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
“Croak!
Croak!
Croak!”
sang
the
frog
one
fine
summer
evening.
“Really,”
he
thought,
“I
have
a
very
fine
voice,”
and
the
fishes
putting
their
heads
out
of
the
water
thought
so
too.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A
COLLECTION
In
Verse
and
In
Prose
MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
Line 2
“Croak!
Line 3
Croak!
Line 4
Croak!”
sang
the
frog
one
fine
summer
evening.
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“Really,”
he
thought,
“I
have
a
very
fine
voice,”
and
the
fishes
putting
their
heads
out
of
the
water
thought
so
too.
Learner Dictionary
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Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.”
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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 COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
COLLECTION
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Croak
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From this reading “Croak!
evening
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From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
fishes
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
frog
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From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
heads
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
MADE
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From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
out
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Prose
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From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
putting
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Really
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S
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From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
sang
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From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
summer
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From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Croak!” sang the frog one fine summer evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
too
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
U
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From this reading A COLLECTION In Verse and In Prose MADE IN U. S. A.
Verse
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very
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
voice
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.
water
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From this reading “Really,” he thought, “I have a very fine voice,” and the fishes putting their heads out of the water thought so too.