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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 HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
attend
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chemistry
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college
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courses
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English
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five
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football
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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French
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German
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Greek
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HARRY
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.
hours
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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Kendall
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Latin
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leaving
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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lot
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made
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mathematics
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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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MYSTERY
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.
physics
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preparation
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reach
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SCENTS
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senior
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studying
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taking
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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
There
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.
total
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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
twenty-two
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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
up
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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.
wasn't
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week
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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
year
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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.