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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 A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
assured
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From this reading "Figuratively, my dear, figuratively," he assured her.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
bed
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
came
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
Carr
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
creel
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
Dad
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From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
dear
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From this reading "Figuratively, my dear, figuratively," he assured her.
die
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
dozen
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
earnestly
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
Figuratively
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From this reading "Figuratively, my dear, figuratively," he assured her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
grass
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
hand
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Figuratively, my dear, figuratively," he assured her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
home
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
hour
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
later
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
like
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
lips
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
MARK
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
Now
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
peace
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
play
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
protested
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From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
reposed
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
rod
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
Roman
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
said
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
Sam
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
say
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From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
SHOOT
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
shoulder
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
sight
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
silver-sided
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
slow
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
slung
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
smile
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
Sophie
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From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
Thompson
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
toga
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
trout
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
trudging
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From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
two
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
Well
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From this reading "Well, well, well," he said, at sight of Thompson, and looked earnestly at the two of them, until at last a slow smile began to play about his thin lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Dad, what a thing to say," Sophie protested.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MARK TO SHOOT AT An hour or so later Sam Carr came trudging home with a rod in his hand and a creel slung from his shoulder, in which creel reposed a half dozen silver-sided trout on a bed of grass.
wrap
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From this reading "Now, like the ancient Roman, I can wrap my toga about me and die in peace."
