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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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absorbed
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accepted
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all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apprenticeship
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arm
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author
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beheld
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Bill
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cause
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coincidence
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comment
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contribution
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crackling
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delicious
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
experienced
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few
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folded
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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FRAENKEL
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gestures
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handed
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happen
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From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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imagined
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incredible
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investigations
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must not be imagined for a moment that we, and least of all I, an experienced and professional author, accepted this contribution to our investigations without reserve.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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just
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lengthy
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From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MISS
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moment
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moments
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most
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must not be imagined for a moment that we, and least of all I, an experienced and professional author, accepted this contribution to our investigations without reserve.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must not be imagined for a moment that we, and least of all I, an experienced and professional author, accepted this contribution to our investigations without reserve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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own
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paper
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professional
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reserve
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revelled
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rocking
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sat
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sensation
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sheets
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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sketched
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some
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story
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Swiftly
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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
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
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things
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From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thoughts
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
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up
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
warned
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From this reading A lengthy apprenticeship to life warned us that "things do not happen that way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading MISS FRAENKEL I folded up the thin crackling sheets of paper and handed them to Bill, who took them without comment, and for some time we sat rocking in the twilight, absorbed in our own thoughts.
