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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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adding
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ahead
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alive
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
away
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Barbara
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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Bill
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bloom
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blossoms
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From this reading The carnival of blossoms was only three days ahead.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both girls shouted at me; they were going somewhere for something and would see me later.
branches
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buildings
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bunting
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Capehart's
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carnival
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From this reading The carnival of blossoms was only three days ahead.
carrying
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cars
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CLEANSING
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crowd
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crowded
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days
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decorative
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decorators
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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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dozen
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evening
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everywhere
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few
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FIRES
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both girls shouted at me; they were going somewhere for something and would see me later.
Ford
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From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
garage
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From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
general
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girls
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going
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
high
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CLEANSING FIRES Wednesday evening I pulled into a different Santa Ysobel: lanterns strung across between the buildings, bunting and branches of bloom everywhere, streets alive with people milling around, and cars piled high with decorative material, crowded with the decorators.
lanterns
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later
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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limb
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Main
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material
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
met
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milling
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minutes
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more
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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 At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
only
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From this reading The carnival of blossoms was only three days ahead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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out
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people
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piled
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pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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risk
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Santa
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see
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From this reading Both girls shouted at me; they were going somewhere for something and would see me later.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both girls shouted at me; they were going somewhere for something and would see me later.
Skeet
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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somewhere
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From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
Street
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From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
streets
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strung
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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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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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Thornhill
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three
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From this reading The carnival of blossoms was only three days ahead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Bill Capehart's garage they told me Barbara was out somewhere with the crowd; and a few minutes later on Main Street, I met her in a Ford truck.
truck
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tucked
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carnival of blossoms was only three days ahead.
Wednesday
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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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wheel
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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young
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Ysobel
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