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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 The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
Alaskans
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
all
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
bridge
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
bright
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
countless
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
excellent
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
fish
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From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
fishing
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
fly
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
got
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From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
grayling
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
head
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
hurried
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
Jesse
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
John
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
just
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
masters
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
mile
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
nearer
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
now
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
opportunity
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
pole
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
practice
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
REEL
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
rings
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
ripples
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
rising
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
Rob
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
ROD
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
scores
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
shore
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
some
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From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
SPORT
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
sprang
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From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
spring
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
stream
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From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
surely
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
surface
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
then
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From this reading Now and then some fish sprang entirely above the water.
three
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
trout
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
very
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
water
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From this reading The trout and grayling were rising in scores, and for half a mile the surface of the bright water was broken into countless rings and ripples.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading John and Jesse took the nearer shore, while Rob hurried around over the pole bridge at the head of the stream, just below the head spring.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you got on, John?" asked Jesse.
young
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From this reading SPORT WITH ROD AND REEL The three young Alaskans were all very fair masters of the art of fishing with the fly, and now surely had excellent opportunity to practice it.
