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1970
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
advertisements
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From this reading Founded by Bruce Logan in the mid-1970s as the __West Side TV Shopper__, it consisted of TV listings, advertisements, and two full-page stories per issue.
advertiser
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From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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book
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Bruce
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businesses
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Founded by Bruce Logan in the mid-1970s as the __West Side TV Shopper__, it consisted of TV listings, advertisements, and two full-page stories per issue.
City
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conducted
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consisted
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cover
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December
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distributed
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face
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
Founded
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framed
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
friendly
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From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
full-page
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homes
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honoree's
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interviews
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issue
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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listings
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Logan
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Manhattan
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From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
mid
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New
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The honoree's face appeared on the cover, framed by a TV screen.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
other
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paper
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perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Founded by Bruce Logan in the mid-1970s as the __West Side TV Shopper__, it consisted of TV listings, advertisements, and two full-page stories per issue.
profile
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prominent
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resident
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restaurant
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review
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s
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screen
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From this reading The honoree's face appeared on the cover, framed by a TV screen.
Shopper
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From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
Side
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stories
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From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
TV
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From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
two
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Upper
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From this reading One was a "friendly" restaurant review of an advertiser; the other was a profile of a prominent resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City.
weekly
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979.
West
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York
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Yorkers
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