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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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Allison
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Bain
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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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book
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brand
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cast
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colouring
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conversation
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dialect
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difficult
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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else
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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fairly
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find
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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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genre
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get
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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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lot
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many
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Margaret
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most
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much
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Murray
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novel
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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people
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place
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placed
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practically
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probably
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Protestantism
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psychological
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read
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Robertson
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Scottish
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second
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speak
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strong
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talk
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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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thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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used
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very
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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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
From this reading In the first place most of the cast speak with a strong Scottish dialect, which you could find very difficult to get used to.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the first place most of the cast speak with a strong Scottish dialect, which you could find very difficult to get used to.
