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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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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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accents
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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bars
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book
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changes
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characters
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contains
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corrections
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detailed
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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display
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e
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emphasis
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end
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font
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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g
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Greek
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Hebrew
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicated
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information
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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italicized
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Latin
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made
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Otherwise
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passages
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properly
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see
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several
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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text
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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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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Unicode
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Upright
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use
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used
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version
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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γάω
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הבל
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