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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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accent
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Black
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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characters
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Conroy
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copy
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dialect
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digital
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English
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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excuses
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eye
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foreign
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format
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Ghost
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hard
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heavy
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Hutcheson
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if that were not all the copy used was somewhat spotted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Island
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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John
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language
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Man's
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many
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naked
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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
From this reading It was unevenly printed on a rather rough paper, so that many words were hard to read, even to the naked eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Island Treasure, or The Black Man's Ghost, by John Conroy Hutcheson.
own
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paper
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printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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rather
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read
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rough
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Several
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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somewhat
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spoke
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spotted
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Starting
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was unevenly printed on a rather rough paper, so that many words were hard to read, even to the naked eye.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Island Treasure, or The Black Man's Ghost, by John Conroy Hutcheson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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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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transcribe
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Treasure
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unevenly
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used
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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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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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words
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