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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 LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
away
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
bait
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
bell
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
bite
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
Blake
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
colder
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From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
Daddy
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
fish
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
fix
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
fooling
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From this reading "Oh, now I know you're fooling us!" said Hal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
get
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From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
Hal
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From this reading "Oh, now I know you're fooling us!" said Hal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
hook
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
hooks
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, now I know you're fooling us!" said Hal.
laugh
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
LEARNING
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
leave
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
lines
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
lunch
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
Mab
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
Mr
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
Now
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
off
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, now I know you're fooling us!" said Hal.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
place
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
practice
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From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
put
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
ring
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From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
run
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
safely
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
said
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
sheltered
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
SKATE
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
up
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From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We'll fix the lines so the fish that bite will ring a little bell, to tell us to come and take them off the hook!" replied Daddy Blake with a laugh.
warmed
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From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
watch
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
water
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
we'll
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From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LEARNING TO SKATE "Now we'll bait our hooks," said Mr. Blake, when he had put the lunch, which they had brought along, safely away in a sheltered place.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And after that we will have a little skate practice to get warmed up, for it is colder than I thought."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
won't
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From this reading "But if we bait our hooks, and leave them in the water, won't the fish run away with our lines if we are not here to watch them?" asked Mab.
you're
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From this reading "Oh, now I know you're fooling us!" said Hal.
