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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 JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were too many things to talk about.
acknowledged
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
bring
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
businesslike
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
chores
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From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
departure
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
don't
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
evening
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
finish
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From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
got
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
Hazard
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
hour
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
I'd
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From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
Jeff's
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
Jeffrey
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
JIM
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
later
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
lessons
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
like
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From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
MAKES
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
many
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From this reading There were too many things to talk about.
much
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
necessity
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
opposite
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
others
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
out
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
PROMISE
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
room
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
said
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
seated
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
sides
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
soon
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From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
spread
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
study
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
studying
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
table
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
taken
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
talk
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From this reading There were too many things to talk about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
there
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
things
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From this reading There were too many things to talk about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
too
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From this reading There were too many things to talk about.
two
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
very
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
wasn't
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From this reading But there wasn’t much studying done that evening, although each acknowledged the necessity of it.
way
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From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
We've
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half an hour later the two were seated on opposite sides of the table in Jeff’s room, their books spread out before them in a very businesslike way.
why
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From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’d like to,” answered Jim, “and I will as soon as I finish my chores.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JIM MAKES A PROMISE “We’ve got the same lessons, Hazard,” said Jeffrey, after the others had taken their departure, “so why don’t you bring your books into my room and study?”
