used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apple-trees
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Aren't
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Asturias
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From this reading If we can’t be in Kentucky, can’t we be in Asturias?”
in or to or toward a former location
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
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blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
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can't
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
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creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you really want to go?
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
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FELIPE'S
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flower-girls
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Do you really want to go?
the act of departing
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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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how
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we can’t be in Kentucky, can’t we be in Asturias?”
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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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Juan
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From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading If we can’t be in Kentucky, can’t we be in Asturias?”
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
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plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
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PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
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re-createdadjective
created anew
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in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Do you really want to go?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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Identical; not different.
From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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the season of growth
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undergo or be subjected to
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the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a special situation
From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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Tina
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-day
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From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you really want to go?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Juan was saying the same thing to-day.
look attentively
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you really want to go?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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