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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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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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adventures
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arches
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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band
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Benny
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blinking
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Boy
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broke
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castle
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cavorting
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centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
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Cheeriobed's
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come
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company
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dance
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danced
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dancing
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delightedly
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Don't
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down
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dropped
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East
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exciting
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exclaimed
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feel
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flowering
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formed
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fountains
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garden
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gardens
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girl
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grouped
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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High
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hilariously
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home
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lawns
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Let's
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lightly
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like
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little
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lively
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man
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many
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nodded
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noon
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North
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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Ozma's
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proposed
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questioned
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really
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ring
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round
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royal
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Rulers
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smiling
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sparkling
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steps
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still
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stone
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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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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
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time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Trot
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tune
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velvet
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vistas
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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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welcome
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whole
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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Why
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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