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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 Food never drops out of a clear sky.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
back
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
barbed
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
boulder
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
brook
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
clear
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From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
clouds
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From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
concealed
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
dark
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From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
down
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
drops
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From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
Family
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
flesh
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
float
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
Food
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From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
Grandfather
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
home
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
hook
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
Insects
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
iron
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
margin
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
Maxims
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
morsels
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
nature
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
other
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
out
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From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
Pickerel
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
pool
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
rains
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From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
regular
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
river's
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
sky
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From this reading Food never drops out of a clear sky.
sometimes
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From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
swallowed
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From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
toad
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From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
toads
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From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
Toots
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From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Maxims of Grandfather Pickerel._ Toots went back to the boulder by the river's margin that same afternoon, and resumed his observation of the Pickerel Family at home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the sky is dark with clouds, it sometimes rains toads; that is different.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Insects and other morsels that float down the brook into the pool come to us in the regular course of nature, and may be swallowed without question.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have yet to hear of a barbed iron hook being concealed in the flesh of a toad.
