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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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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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appalling
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ask
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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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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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boy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cabaret
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ceiling
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chapter
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chapters
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clear
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combined
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conflicting
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containing
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department
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differ
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discord
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dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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elements
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entire
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floor
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glance
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go
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grind
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half-a-dozen
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hand
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helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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identical
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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insight
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interesting
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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irrespective
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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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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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large
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lyrics
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mad
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MAKING
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matter
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mere
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methods
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music
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nearly
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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organs
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out
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partitions
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performers
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piano
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POPULAR
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preceding
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professional
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publisher's
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reception
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rehearse
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repetition
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rhythm
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room
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rooms
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runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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saw
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see
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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sometimes
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SONG
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songs
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street
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styles
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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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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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thick
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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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turns
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two-thirds
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understanding
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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usually
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vaudeville
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very
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waiting
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walls
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way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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WRITING
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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