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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
answer
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From this reading Sam, however, made no answer.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you crazy?"
crazy
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From this reading Are you crazy?"
cried
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From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
DESPERATE
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From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
down
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From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
Fred
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From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Sam, however, made no answer.
made
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From this reading Sam, however, made no answer.
matter
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From this reading "What's the matter with you?
nearest
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From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sam, however, made no answer.
placed
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From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
Sam
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From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
Sit
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From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
STRUGGLE
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From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE "Sit down, Sam!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter with you?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter with you?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sit down!" cried Fred, who was placed nearest him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What's the matter with you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's the matter with you?