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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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Adrift
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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audiobook
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CHAPTER
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Collingwood
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enjoy
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especially
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fast-moving
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Harry
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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listen
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master
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nautical
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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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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Turned
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very
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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writing
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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