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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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adventures
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aforesaid
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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announced
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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audience
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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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Breynton
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CAMPING
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chapters
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difference
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difficulties
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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doors
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entertaining
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fact
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famous
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flourish
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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get
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Gough's
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gre
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Gypsy
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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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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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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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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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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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live
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lively
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most
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Mr
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orator
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original
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OUT
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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passages
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people
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prelude
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quiet
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read
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readers
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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rhetoric
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selecting
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startling
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statement
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story
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strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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suited
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summer
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supposed
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tastes
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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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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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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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two
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variety
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want
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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young
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