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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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boy
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Content
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Dancers
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Darachsa
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Dowry
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Draxy
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Elder's
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Esther
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father
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girl
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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heroine
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How
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Husband
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Part I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Kept
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Love-Letters
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Miller's
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named
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novel
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OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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One-Legged
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PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Polish
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read
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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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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Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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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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WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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Wife
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Woman
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Wynn's
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