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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 He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
air
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From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
attend
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
banks
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
BIRTHDAY
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From this reading CORONA'S BIRTHDAY.
brace
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
Brother
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
catch
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
contain
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
Copas
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
Corona
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
CORONA'S
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From this reading CORONA'S BIRTHDAY.
creel
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
cupboard
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
daily
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
dole
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
empty
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
excursion
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
friend
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
frugal
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
Greycoats
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
holiday
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
home
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
hoped
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
kitchen
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
luncheon
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
May-fly
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
meant
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
Mere
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
missing
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
other
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
own
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
receive
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
replenish
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
Saturday
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
season
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From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
sick
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From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
There
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From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He hoped to catch a brace at least--one for his sick friend at home, the other to replenish his own empty cupboard: for this excursion meant his missing to attend at the kitchen and receive his daily dole.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There may have been thunder in the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
trout
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From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had brought their frugal luncheon in the creel which was to contain the trout Brother Copas hoped to catch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The May-fly season had come around again, and Corona was spending her Saturday--the Greycoats' holiday--with Brother Copas by the banks of Mere.
