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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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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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annoying
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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boy
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call
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chair
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chance
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clear
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corner
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day
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down
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employer
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evening
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eye
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eyes
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fingers
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fully
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furtively
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girl
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go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hadn't
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hour
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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impatiently
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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James
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laid
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letter
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limbs
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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moods
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most
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movies
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Mr
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muscular
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nervously
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noon
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pen
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REYBURN
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rubbing
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Ryan
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see
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shoved
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stenographer
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stretching
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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temperamental
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tenses
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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
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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typewriter
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typing
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understood
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up
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very
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visions
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wanted
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WARREN
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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watched
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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whirled
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wondering
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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