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acknowledge
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Aldine
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arranging
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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assistance
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Assistant
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authors
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BERRY
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book
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
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Bryce
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From this reading Catherine T. Bryce Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Minneapolis, Minn.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Catherine
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child's
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continues
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delightful
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desire
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dramatizations
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Drawing
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E
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efforts
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Ely
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exercises
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FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Frank
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Illustrations
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interesting
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INTRODUCTION
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L
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Margaret
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Massachusetts
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master
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Minn
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Minneapolis
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MR
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NATHANIEL
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Newton
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obligation
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pictures
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planning
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Primer
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Public
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publishers
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Reader
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reading
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rhymes
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Schools
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Spaulding
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stories
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successful
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Superintendent
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SupervisornounUS /ˈsuːpərvaɪzər/
a person responsible for overseeing work or an operation
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surprisingly
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T
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From this reading Catherine T. Bryce Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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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valuable
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Webb
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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