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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 He's a nice one, I should say."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "N-n-never you m-m-mind about Steve, Bandy-legs.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
away
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back
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Bandy-legs
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From this reading "N-n-never you m-m-mind about Steve, Bandy-legs.
brush
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bully
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cutting
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didn't
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enough
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fat
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fetch
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fishing-rod
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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get
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going
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grubs
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hard
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
He's
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From this reading He's a nice one, I should say."
heard
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From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
hour
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Huh
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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just
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like
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
m-m-mind
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From this reading "N-n-never you m-m-mind about Steve, Bandy-legs.
making
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Max
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N-n-never
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From this reading "N-n-never you m-m-mind about Steve, Bandy-legs.
nice
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From this reading He's a nice one, I should say."
night
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He's a nice one, I should say."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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picking
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rested
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rotten
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saw
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say
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seeing
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shanty
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shelter
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He's a nice one, I should say."
slipped
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Slippery
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some
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soon
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steel-jointed
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Steve
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stop
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stumps
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tent
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I saw him picking some fat white grubs out of those old rotten stumps we passed at the time we rested, an hour back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
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trip
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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we'd
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we've
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white
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Why
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.
