a-blowin
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From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
Avalon
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From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
BarracudanounUS /ˌberəˈkuːdə/
any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
CatchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
Chummed
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From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
eelnounUS /iːl/
the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
Etc
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From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
to or in any or all places
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
fightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
finsnounUS /fɪnz/
plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
fishedverbUS /fɪʃt/
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
fishin
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From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
FishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
HonoraryadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəreri/
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
Hunter-call
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From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
it's
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From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
PalsnounUS /pælz/
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
PhotographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
reelverbUS /riːl/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
Sea-bass
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From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
SharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
SportsmannounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmən/
someone who engages in sports
From this reading Sportsman Grey an' Me.
Sportsman's
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From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
sprayful
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From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
TunanounUS /ˈtuːnə/
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
Tuna's
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From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
Vice-President
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From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
WheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading _President of the Long Key Fishing Club Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_ _Author of_ "The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
a Caucasian
From this reading Helped him with the white Sea-bass and Barracuda haul, Shared the Tuna's sprayful sport and heard his Hunter-call, Me an' Grey are fishin' friends....
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Illustrated from Photographs by the author_ Been to Avalon with Grey ... been most everywhere; Chummed with him and fished with him in every Sportsman's lair.
WonderlandnounUS /ˈwʌndərlænd/
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading Pals of rod and reel, Whether it's the sort that fights ... or th' humble eel, On and on, through Wonderland ... winds a-blowin' free, Catching all th' fins that grow ...
