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all
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
American
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
attended
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became
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
blonde
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
broadcast
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
brunette
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
centers
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
commercial
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
deodorant
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
festivities
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
final
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
frantically
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
friends
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
girl
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
hair
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain!
inserted
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
other
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
parties
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
purportedly
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
Rayglo
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
regarded
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
remedy
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
Shampoo
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
showed
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
situation
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
soon
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
sponsor
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From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
story
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He regarded the final commercial, inserted into the broadcast for its American sponsor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
then
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
toothpaste
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
tried
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
true
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
two
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
use
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From this reading They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other.
vain
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From this reading In vain!
wall-flowers
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From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
wash
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From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It showed, purportedly, the true story of two girl friends, one blonde and one brunette, who were wall-flowers at all parties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then they became the centers of all the festivities they attended, as soon as they began to wash their hair with Rayglo Shampoo.