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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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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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agents
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
arcade
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ask
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away
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backs
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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BLANK
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breezin
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collision
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didn't
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Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does it?
duckin
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erected
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firms
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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get
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goose
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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honor
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I've
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Does it?
job
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keep
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listen
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From this reading Say, listen a while!
lunch
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marble
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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minutes
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monotonous
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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noon
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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other
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paid
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people
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perfect
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private
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rent
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REPORTING
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reverse
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RUPERT
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Say
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schedule
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sec
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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Some
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someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
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sort
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stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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stranger
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tablets
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there's
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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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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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twenty
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unexpected
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wall
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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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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Say, listen a while!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!