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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 The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
audience
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called
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Canada
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convened
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delegates
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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discuss
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From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
England
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English
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felt
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
foolish
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
Germans
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From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
knowledge
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long-distance
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lunch
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more
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
only
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paper
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rarely
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reading
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restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
States
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From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
There
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thesis
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three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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uncomfortably
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uncomprehending
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United
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From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.