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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 plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
any
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
aphis
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
available
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From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
chapter
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
clover
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
common
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
corn
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From this reading If the study is made in the fall the species on turnips, corn or other plant or crop may be selected.
crop
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
crops
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
fall
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From this reading If the study is made in the fall the species on turnips, corn or other plant or crop may be selected.
feeds
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
greatly
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From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
injuring
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
insect
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
louse
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
made
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
multiplies
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
often
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
other
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
plant
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From this reading If the study is made in the fall the species on turnips, corn or other plant or crop may be selected.
PLANT-LOUSE
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
rapidly
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
rose
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
sap-sucking
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
satisfactory
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From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
selected
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From this reading If the study is made in the fall the species on turnips, corn or other plant or crop may be selected.
seriously
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From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
species
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
spring
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
studies
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From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
study
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
turnips
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From this reading If the study is made in the fall the species on turnips, corn or other plant or crop may be selected.
used
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From this reading THE PLANT-LOUSE For this chapter any common species of plant-louse may be used.
vary
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From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
wheat
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From this reading If the study is made in the spring the louse on rose, apple, clover, wheat or any other crop may be used.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The plant-louse or aphis is a sap-sucking insect which feeds and multiplies rapidly often seriously injuring crops.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The different species vary greatly but for these studies any available species will be satisfactory.
