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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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account
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admitted
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age
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agreeable
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Ah
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all
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allow
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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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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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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attached
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austerely
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betting
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bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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borrow
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British
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BROTHER
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From this reading BROTHER COPAS ON RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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collection
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confuse
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contains
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COPAS
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From this reading BROTHER COPAS ON RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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count
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DIFFERENCE
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discover
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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evening
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financial
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FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Hall
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Hibbert
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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institution
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Isles
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Journal
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kind
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latest
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latter
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Library
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mellowed
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Merchester
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monthly
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moral
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more
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mostly
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Mr
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naughtiest
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newest
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newest-fangled
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news
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newspapers
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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novel
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novels
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BROTHER COPAS ON RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pass
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Plays
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police
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Public
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quarterly
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RELIGIOUS
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From this reading BROTHER COPAS ON RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE.
Restoration
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reviews
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roomful
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search
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Shire
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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Simeon
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study
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Sub-Committee
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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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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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Town
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unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
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unmatched
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Venables
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way
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whole
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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writing
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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