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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
alike
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
bad
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From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
can't
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catalogues
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
Catty
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
churn
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
churns
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
compared
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
don't
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From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
easy
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From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
enjoy
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From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
examination
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
fellow
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funny
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From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
got
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
grammar
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From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
heart
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From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
how
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
insides
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
It's
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From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
kind
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
learned
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From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
like
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From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
minute
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
more
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
pass
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
pictures
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
put
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From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
read
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
school
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see
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
some
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
spare
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From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
studied
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
study
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From this reading It’s funny how easy it is to study something you don’t have to.
studying
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From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every spare minute we got we read about churns and looked at pictures of the insides of churns and compared churns to see how they were alike and how they were different.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
too
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From this reading It’s too bad the school can’t make a fellow enjoy studying like we did.
trying
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
twenty
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
way
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
week
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From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
work
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From this reading We could have learned a grammar by heart with the work we put on churns—but that would have been _work_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading During the next week Catty got more than twenty churn catalogues, and the way we studied them you would have thought we were trying to pass some kind of an examination.
