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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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abstract
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beg
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began
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committee-meeting
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denial
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door
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doubt
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English
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” he said, retreating.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” he said, retreating.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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Lad
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left
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literature
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lost
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making
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modern
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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opened
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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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pardon
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presenting
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programme
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question
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questions
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retreating
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said
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scepticism
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second
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spent
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strode
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Suddenly
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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usual
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wandered
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way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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weary
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wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
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wisdom
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working-women
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” he said, retreating.
