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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 That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
all
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
anchored
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
angry
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
bells
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
better
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
circling
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
cook
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
Dan
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
dawn
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
day
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
dory
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
down
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
east
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
expected
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
fell
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
fishing
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
fog
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
fried
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
Harvey
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
hook
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
invisible
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
just
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
made
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
met
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
more
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
most
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
much
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
news
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
night
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
northerly
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
occasionally
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
openly
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
out
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
pies
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
reason
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
sails
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
shoals
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
shut
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
sleeping
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
slowly
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
surrounded
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
taken
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
tasted
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
There
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From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
tinklings
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
tumbled
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From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
Virgin
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From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not much fishing, but occasionally dory met dory in the fog and exchanged news.
west
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From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But just when they expected to make the shoals by the Virgin the fog shut down, and they anchored, surrounded by the tinklings of invisible bells.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That night, a little before dawn, Dan and Harvey, who had been sleeping most of the day, tumbled out to "hook" fried pies.
why
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From this reading There was no reason why they should not have taken them openly; but they tasted better so, and it made the cook angry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next day they fell in with more sails, all circling slowly from the east northerly towards the west.
