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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 Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
all
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
big
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
Bill
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From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
bottle
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From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
coffee
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
down
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
drunken
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From this reading There was a lot of drunken talking.
enough
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
Fundador
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From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
glasses
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From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
Go
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From this reading “Go on, tell him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
introduced
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
lot
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From this reading There was a lot of drunken talking.
lousy
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From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
Mike
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From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
moved
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on, tell him.
ordered
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From this reading Mike ordered a bottle of Fundador and glasses for everybody.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
room
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
said
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From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
sit
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
started
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
table
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
talking
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From this reading There was a lot of drunken talking.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
there
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
wall
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From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee.
writing
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From this reading “Tell him I think writing is lousy,” Bill said.