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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
cool
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
day
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From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
depths
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
expected
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
falling
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
fish
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
fishers
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
fools
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
fresh
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
freshest
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
ground
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
hinder
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
holding
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
hot
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From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
island
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
kept
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
ladies
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
leave
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
lines
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
much
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
near
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
nook
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
notwithstanding
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
off
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
out
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
particular
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
parts
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
people
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
regions
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
remarked
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
said
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
seek
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
shadiest
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
some
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
sought
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From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
speaking
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
speech
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
strictly
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
sun
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From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
sunny
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
sunshine
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
surface
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
there
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From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fishers on the island found it so, notwithstanding that they had sought out every one for himself the shadiest, freshest nook that could be found.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
trees
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
unendurable
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
use
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
very
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From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
voted
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From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly the sun was very hot that day.
water
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From this reading Nothing was fresh; and if the trees did hinder the sunshine from falling on some parts of the ground, they kept off none of it from the water; and the glare from that was said to be unendurable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even where there was not much glare strictly speaking; people were not particular in their speech that day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last they voted that holding lines in the water was of no use; fish could not be expected to leave their cool depths below to seek the sunny regions near the surface of the water; "they would be fools if they did," one of the ladies remarked.
