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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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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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all
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
august
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bitterness
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Broadway
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CARVILLE
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change
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changed
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day
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death
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down
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dramatic
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emperor
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evening
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far
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gods
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gone
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gradually
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GREEN
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happens
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hatred
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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implacable
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
Indian
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
LIGHTS
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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MR
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New
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November
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
occasion
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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protracting
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reign
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember well the evening of the change.
ruin
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seasons
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SEES
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
spent
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stirring
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Street
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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suddenness
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
Summer
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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
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
THREE
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
tiring
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Twenty-third
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up
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weather
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
week
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From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
well
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winter
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wishes
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CARVILLE SEES THREE GREEN LIGHTS As happens on occasion the weather changed with dramatic suddenness in the last week in November.
working
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From this reading I had spent a tiring day in New York, working gradually up Broadway as far as Twenty-third Street.
York
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From this reading I had spent a tiring day in New York, working gradually up Broadway as far as Twenty-third Street.
