Chapter XXIII
TROLLING FOR BLACK BASS. "The idea of fishing for catfish is absurd!" exclaimed Colonel Shepard. "It isn't a proper use to put a white man to." "Don't fish so deep, then," suggested Cornwood. "The catfish live on the bottom."
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TROLLING
FOR
BLACK
BASS.
"The
idea
of
fishing
for
catfish
is
absurd!"
exclaimed
Colonel
Shepard.
"It
isn't
a
proper
use
to
put
a
white
man
to."
"Don't
fish
so
deep,
then,"
suggested
Cornwood.
"The
catfish
live
on
the
bottom."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
TROLLING
FOR
BLACK
BASS.
Line 2
"The
idea
of
fishing
for
catfish
is
absurd!"
exclaimed
Colonel
Shepard.
Line 3
"It
isn't
a
proper
use
to
put
a
white
man
to."
Line 4
"Don't
fish
so
deep,
then,"
suggested
Cornwood.
Line 5
"The
catfish
live
on
the
bottom."
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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 "It isn't a proper use to put a white man to."
absurd
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BASS
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BLACK
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bottom
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catfish
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Colonel
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Cornwood
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deep
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Don't
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exclaimed
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fish
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fishing
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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idea
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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isn't
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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live
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man
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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proper
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put
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Shepard
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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suggested
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TROLLING
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use
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white
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