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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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absorbing
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AmongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
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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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Angel
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appears
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Author
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Belloc
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best
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Biggers
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cannot
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COMPANY
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crook
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day
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Death
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Derr
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Earl
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Edgar
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Edward
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Elegant
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Esquire
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etc
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excellent
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Experience
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famous
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fiction
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films
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first-class
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Harbou
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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Horler
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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included
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ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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large
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LIBRARY
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Lowndes
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LTD
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many
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Melody
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MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
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Mrs
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much
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mystery
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Night
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novelised
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number
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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
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others
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produced
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published
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PUBLISHING
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READERS
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recently
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scarcely
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scores
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shown
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stories
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story
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supplied
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Sydney
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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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Thea
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there
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Thief
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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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thousands
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thriller
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too
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type
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version
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von
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Wallace
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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writers
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