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All
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
amphibious
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From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
answer
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
ask
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
beast
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
best
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
better
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
bird
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
COLERIDGE
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From this reading COLERIDGE.
dear
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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enough
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
God
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
Government
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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loveth
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
made
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
means
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men
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
Mermaid
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From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
nearest
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
Picture
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From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
possibly
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
prayeth
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
pupil-teacher
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
small
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
smartly
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
then
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
things
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
thus
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From this reading You had better, then, ask the nearest Government pupil-teacher, who may possibly answer you smartly enough, thus— “Amphibious.
TOM
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From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Picture: Mermaid] TOM was now quite amphibious.
well
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From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both men and bird and beast; He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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