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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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advertisement
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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answer
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of them resented having puzzles of the sort thrust in front of their eyes, others welcomed it as a cheerful diversion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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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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bearing
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big
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bill-boards
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Wallingford smiled at both sorts.
BUSINESS
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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Cards
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cheerful
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command
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covered
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DELUSION
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diversion
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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down
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evade
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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eyes
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FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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firmly
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From this reading He knew they would remember, and firmly link together the mystery and the solution.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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front
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going
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Some of them resented having puzzles of the sort thrust in front of their eyes, others welcomed it as a cheerful diversion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heard
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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idly
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impossible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of them resented having puzzles of the sort thrust in front of their eyes, others welcomed it as a cheerful diversion.
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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knew
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Laugh
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link
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mandate
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mystery
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newspaper
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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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ordering
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others
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people
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PROVES
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public
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puzzles
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QUAGG
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readers
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He knew they would remember, and firmly link together the mystery and the solution.
resented
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rider
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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satisfaction
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seeing
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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sign
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smiled
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SNARE
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solution
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Some
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sort
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sorts
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stared
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STRAIGHT
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street-car
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telling
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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
From this reading Some of them resented having puzzles of the sort thrust in front of their eyes, others welcomed it as a cheerful diversion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew they would remember, and firmly link together the mystery and the solution.
thrust
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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Wallingford
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOCTOR QUAGG PROVES THAT STRAIGHT BUSINESS IS A DELUSION AND A SNARE Within a short time Wallingford had the satisfaction of seeing bill-boards covered with his big sign ordering the public to "Laugh at That Woozy Feeling," but not yet telling them how to do it, and he heard people idly wondering what the answer to that advertisement was going to be.
welcomed
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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wondering
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Woozy
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew they would remember, and firmly link together the mystery and the solution.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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