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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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Amazing
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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away
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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brackets
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Bradley
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copyright
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Curly
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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etext
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evidence
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Extensive
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fiction
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finest
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicate
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Marion
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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November
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numbers
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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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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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pages
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preceding
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print
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produced
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publication
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renewed
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research
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S
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science
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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some
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Stories
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subscripted
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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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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too
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U
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uncover
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underscore
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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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written
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Zimmer
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