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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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act
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admits
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Agnes
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all
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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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banker
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bunch
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business
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cases
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close
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coal
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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cross-mated
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days
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down
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Dudley
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dug
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everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
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face
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food
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the picture Mrs. Mumford showed Vee and me, I judged he must have looked like an upstate banker; but come to get down to cases, she admits he was in the coal and lumber business over in Montclair, New Jersey.
full
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fussy
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get
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hadn't
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hist'ry
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HORNED
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how
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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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information
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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J
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Jersey
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judged
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kinds
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knew
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lambrequins
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late
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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line
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lumber
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Montclair
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more'n
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most
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Mr
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Mrs
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Mumford
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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NAVY
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New
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noble
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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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OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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people
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picture
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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showed
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shut
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Simms
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soul
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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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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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up
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upstate
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Vee
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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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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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Why
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wore
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yacht-cruisin
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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you're
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