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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 “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
back
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
bite
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
boy
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
bring
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
Brown's
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
chuckled
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Little Joe Otter and his family got started earlier than I did.
disobey
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From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
earlier
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From this reading “Little Joe Otter and his family got started earlier than I did.
family
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
Farmer
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
fat
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
fishing
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
folly
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From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
got
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From this reading “Little Joe Otter and his family got started earlier than I did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
haven't
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
heedless
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From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
Little
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
moved
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
next
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
night
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
Now
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
own
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
party
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
pay
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From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
pool
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
promised
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
remembered
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
started
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From this reading “Little Joe Otter and his family got started earlier than I did.
supper
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Little Joe Otter and his family got started earlier than I did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
Then
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
trout
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From this reading Then he remembered his own fishing and the fat trout he had promised to bring back for supper that night.
understand
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
watched
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy watched the family fishing party until it moved on to the next pool.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
why
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From this reading “Now I understand why I haven’t had a bite,” he chuckled.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
young
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From this reading The heedless young who disobey Will for their folly have to pay.
