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1
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From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
252
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From this reading 252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.
253
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From this reading 253.--A BANK HOLIDAY PUZZLE.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.
all
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
BANK
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From this reading 253.--A BANK HOLIDAY PUZZLE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
clearer
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
column
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From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
dotted
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
drivers
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
eight
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
eye
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.
HOLIDAY
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From this reading 253.--A BANK HOLIDAY PUZZLE.
illustration
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
line
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
manner
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
MOTORISTS
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From this reading 252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.
number
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
omitted
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
paths
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
Put
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From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
PUZZLE
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From this reading 252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS.
roads
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
routes
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
row
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From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
shown
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
simplest
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
taken
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From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
top
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From this reading Put a 1 on all the towns in the top row and in the first column.
towns
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
way
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The routes taken by the eight drivers are shown in the illustration, where the dotted line roads are omitted to make the paths clearer to the eye.
write
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From this reading The simplest way is to write in the number of routes to all the towns in this manner.