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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 IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
All
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From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
ate
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
Beloved
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
Best
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
crab
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
dab
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
dace
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
ear
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
eel
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
find
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From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
fish
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
fishes
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
garfish
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
harm's
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
hungry
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
I'm
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
mackereel
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
mate
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
mouth
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From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
O
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
once
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
only
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
out
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
pickereel
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
plaice
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
really
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
said
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
sea
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
skate
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
small
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
starfish
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
Stute
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
swam
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
tail
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
Then
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
there
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
truly
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
twirly-whirly
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From this reading He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
up
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From this reading Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
way
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
Whale
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From this reading IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
Whale's
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From this reading Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so!
