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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 “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
all
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From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
belonged
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From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
Big-Fat
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
came
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
cheese
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
corn
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
day
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
Dog-Tooth
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
eat
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
fish
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
forty
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
given
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
goats
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
land-owners
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
Little-Belly
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
made
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
man
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From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
money
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From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
other
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
out
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
paid
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From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
Pig-Jaw
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
roots
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
Sea-Lion
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
share
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
shares
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
string
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
Then
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
thirty
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
three
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From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
Three-Legs
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From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So all the money belonged to them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
two
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
value
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fish came out of the shares of Dog-Tooth, Big-Fat, and Sea-Lion, which they three did not eat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
women
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From this reading “Each string was of the value of thirty fish, or forty fish, but the women, who made a string a day, were given two fish each.
worked
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From this reading Thus, a man who had nothing, worked for one who had, and was paid in money.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then they told Three-Legs and the other land-owners that they would take their share of corn and roots in money, Little-Belly that they would take their share of fish in money, Pig-Jaw that they would take their share of goats and cheese in money.
