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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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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?
all
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ancestors
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
Blan
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From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
Darwin's
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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?
didn't
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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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Evolution
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Forsythe
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get
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
How
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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Man's
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Masefield
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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe you're right.
method
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monkeys
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?
rid
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe you're right.
superman
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
theory
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tried-and-true
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Truggles
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used
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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
weren't
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?
you're
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