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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 Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
accept
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
air
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From this reading The warm air was filled with the fragrance of the country.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
bank
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
best
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
boulder
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
branches
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From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
cottonwood
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From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
country
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From this reading The warm air was filled with the fragrance of the country.
cynical
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
dazzle
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
deep
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
down
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
eyes
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
fact
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
fat
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
feet
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
filled
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From this reading The warm air was filled with the fragrance of the country.
fishes
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
food
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
fragrance
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From this reading The warm air was filled with the fragrance of the country.
gazing
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
grub
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
hook
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
knows
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
Lay
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
Minstrel
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
new
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
overhanging
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From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
Pike
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
pool
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
Pray
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
remains
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
river
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
Said
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
sat
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
scornful
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
shaded
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From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
smile
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
smooth
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
spoon
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
Toots
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
top
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From this reading --_Lay of the Minstrel Pike._ Toots sat on the smooth top of a boulder on the river bank, gazing deep down into the pool at his feet.
tree
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From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
true
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From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
very
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
warm
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From this reading The warm air was filled with the fragrance of the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pool was shaded by the overhanging branches of a cottonwood tree.
white
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
wishes
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From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Said the fat white grub to the new spoon hook, With a cynical smile and a scornful look: "Pray accept my very best wishes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is true you dazzle their eyes, I suppose, But the fact remains, as every one knows, That I am the food for fishes."
