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15
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3
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32
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52
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77
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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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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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acted
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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author
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away
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BAKER
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Boy's
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Boys
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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Canal-boat
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CHAP
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CHRISTMAS
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CONTENTS
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D
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DAY
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Escape
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ETC
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EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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failed
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Father
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FEARFUL
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FLIGHT
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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Hair-breadth
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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HOWELLS
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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II
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III
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ILLUSTRATED
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Indian
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Indians
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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IV
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Jim
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Leonard
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Leonard's
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Marriage
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Mother
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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OTHER
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PAGE
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Plan
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PONY
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Pony's
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Reservation
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RESPONSIBILITY
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RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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run
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runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Savage
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Scrape
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Sign
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STORIES
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Story
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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Tonelli's
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Town
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V
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VI
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W
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way
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why
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WILLIAM
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