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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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Alaskan
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Aleutian
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All
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American
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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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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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big
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book
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brief
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broadcast
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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characters
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coast
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colloquial
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connection
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describe
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down
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events
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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
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fictitious
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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form
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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generally
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From this reading The word williwaw, however, is now generally used to describe any big and sudden wind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is in this last and more colloquial sense that I have used the term._ All of the characters, all of the events and most of the places in this book are fictitious.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The word williwaw, however, is now generally used to describe any big and sudden wind.
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
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Inc
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inclusion
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Indian
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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islands
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a strong wind that sweeps suddenly down from the mountains toward the sea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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magazine
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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more
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most
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mountains
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New
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newspaper
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Nina
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NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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NOTE
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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passages
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peculiar
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permission
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places
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Press
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publisher
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quote
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radio
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reproduced
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review
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reviewer
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sea
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sense
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Stratford
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strong
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suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The word williwaw, however, is now generally used to describe any big and sudden wind.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a strong wind that sweeps suddenly down from the mountains toward the sea.
sweeps
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term
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a strong wind that sweeps suddenly down from the mountains toward the sea.
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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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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used
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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Williwaw
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windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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wishes
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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word
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writing
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written
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York
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