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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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admirer
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From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
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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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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autres
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avec
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barbaric
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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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beau
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book
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c'est
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came
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change
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complais
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curious
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day
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de
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ears
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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exquisite
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filled
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forces
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gifts
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heard
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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J'ai
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je
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L
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From this reading R. L. S.
les
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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likely
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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mes
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most
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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other
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own
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page
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que
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R
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From this reading R. L. S.
S
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From this reading R. L. S.
Samoa
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seats
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strange
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student
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
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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there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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title
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toutes
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Traveller
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Upolu
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Vailima
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vivre
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vous
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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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words
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yellow
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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à
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