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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 There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
Ah
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From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
all
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
Baucis
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
beings
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
broiled
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
change
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
coldest-blooded
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
dish
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
dozen
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
existence
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
face
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From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
fishes
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
gridiron
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From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
husband
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
kind
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
line
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
making
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From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
mischievous
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
Mother
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
needed
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
neighbors
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
old
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
out
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
people
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
Philemon
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From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
pull
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
put
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From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
Quicksilver
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
rascals
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
relish
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From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
said
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
scaly
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
set
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
shuddering
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From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
smile
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
There
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From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
throw
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
transformed
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From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
trout
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From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And as for those foolish people," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, "they are all transformed to fishes.
world
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From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Ah," cried Baucis, shuddering, "I would not, for the world, put one of them on the gridiron!"
wry
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From this reading "No," added Philemon, making a wry face, "we could never relish them!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So, kind Mother Baucis, whenever you or your husband have an appetite for a dish of broiled trout, he can throw in a line, and pull out half a dozen of your old neighbors!"
