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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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ambition
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America
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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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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catch
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contempt
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daring
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days
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de
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From this reading --Marie de Romba.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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down
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flavor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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full
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God
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hope
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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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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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keen
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later
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live
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Marie
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From this reading --Marie de Romba.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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men
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nation's
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE WHOA-HAW TRAIL There are no pleasures where women are not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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obstacles
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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please
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pleasures
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read
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readers
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Romba
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From this reading --Marie de Romba.
see
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set
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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splendid
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stirring
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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taken
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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then
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There
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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times
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TRAIL
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vast
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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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way
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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WHOA-HAW
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women
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write
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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youth
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zest
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