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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 Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
agitation
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
away
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
big
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
bite
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
boat
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
business
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
catch
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
caught
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
comparison
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
exciting
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
exhilarating
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
expert
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
fever
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
fish
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
forty
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
Four
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
gambler
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
game
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
hardly
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
heat
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
HERR
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From this reading HERR SCHLAGER.
hundred
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
Leopold
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
less
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
mackerel
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
minute
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
out
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
played
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
return
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From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
SCHLAGER
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From this reading HERR SCHLAGER.
season
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
sensation
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
sixty
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
Stumpy
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
succeeded
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From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
tinkers
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
twenty
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From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
up
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this violent agitation had passed away, though it was succeeded by a sensation hardly less exhilarating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though the fish were caught and in the boat, the game was not played out--to return to the comparison with the gambler.
work
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From this reading It was exciting work, and the blood of Leopold and Stumpy had been up to fever heat.
