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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 _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
always
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
beret
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From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
bright
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
crammed
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From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
Department
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From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
desk
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From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
didn't
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
downtown
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
drawer
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From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
enthusiastic
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From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
felt
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
get
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
Gloria
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
helped
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
helping
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
how
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
important
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
inside
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
liked
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
matter
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
mattered
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
New
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
off
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From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
office
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
only
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
people
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
place
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
really
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
really-but-good
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
second
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
some
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
streets
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
sun
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
sunny
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gloria took off her beret and crammed it into a drawer of her desk.
tuning
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
very
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
walking
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
wanted
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
wasn't
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From this reading She liked helping people ... only she really-but-good helped them!_ The office wasn't very bright or sunny, but that didn't matter.
weather
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From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
Welfare
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From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
worker
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From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
York
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From this reading In the first place, if Gloria really wanted sun, she could always get some by tuning in on a mind outside, someone walking the streets of downtown New York.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, in the second place, the weather wasn't important; what mattered was how you felt inside.
young
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From this reading _She was a young, enthusiastic worker for the Welfare Department.
