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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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Afro-American
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all
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almost
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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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artist
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspect
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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begun
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BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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carried
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charming
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chickens
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children
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colors
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continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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contribution
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crowing
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day
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dearly
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declared
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edition
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elders
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especially
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folk-lore
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forbidding
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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go
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been raining all day so that Uncle Remus found it impossible to go out.
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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how
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illustrated
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important
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impossible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intact
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interest
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intermission
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Introduction
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nights With Uncle Remus is a story-book dearly loved by children.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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knows
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learned
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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loved
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man
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many
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new
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NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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omitted
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out
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please
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popularity
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prepared
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raining
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rather
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readers
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Remus
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setting
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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stories
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storm
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story-book
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students
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study
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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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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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Uncle
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well
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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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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nights With Uncle Remus is a story-book dearly loved by children.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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years
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youthful
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