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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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also
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arrived
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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building
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C
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camouflaged
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case
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certain
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cleared
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Clifford
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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concerning
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ConfidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
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connected
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cook-book
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D
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desk
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detail
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devoted
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dictionary
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document
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E
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entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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entrusted
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Erith's
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ESQ
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Government
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herewith
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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home
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honour
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huge
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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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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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latter
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lost
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matter
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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memorandum
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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merely
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Miss
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mostly
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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opening
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P
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particular
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preliminary
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reading
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refresh
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report
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represent
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Service
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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Sir
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SLIP
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submitted
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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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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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timenounUS /time/
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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Vaux
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war
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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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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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