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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 _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
able
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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assiduously
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bank
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
book
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bowl
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brink
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
Carefully
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
Chatham
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clipped
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contained
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From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
container
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cope
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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cross-section
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cupped
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dipped
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drift
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
fascinating
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feet
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few
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fish
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From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
floating
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
fresh-water
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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garden
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gently
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getting
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glass
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got
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From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
green-scummed
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
Harry
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Harry's
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
Henry
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
hopefully
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From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
inevitable
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
intrusion
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
knelt
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laid
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From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
lilies
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From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
moving
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much
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nervous
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From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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picked
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From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
plankton
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From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
plants
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From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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pond
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questions
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remembering
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resented
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righted
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rotifers
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scissors
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shadowed
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stagnant
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stems
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stiffly
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From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
streamers
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
studied
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submerged
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term
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
Then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
trailing
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
up
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From this reading Then he picked up the old scissors he had laid on the bank, and clipped the stems of the floating plants, getting as much of them as he could in the container.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
water
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From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
weeds
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From this reading Carefully he dipped the bowl into the green-scummed water and, moving it gently, let trailing streamers of submerged water weeds drift into it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he righted the bowl and got stiffly to his feet, it contained, he thought hopefully, a fair cross-section of fresh-water plankton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was pleased with himself for remembering that term from the book he had studied assiduously for the last few nights in order to be able to cope with Harry’s inevitable questions.
world
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From this reading _Beneath the stagnant water shadowed by water lilies Harry found the fascinating world of the rotifers—but it was their world, and they resented intrusion._ Henry Chatham knelt by the brink of his garden pond, a glass fish bowl cupped in his thin, nervous hands.
