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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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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appear
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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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cataloguing
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collection
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collections
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copied
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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effort
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entries
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Etext
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Etexts
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experimental
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file
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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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Gutenberg
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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index
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instance
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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item
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items
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just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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more
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multiple
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number
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numbers
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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others
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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prefer
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Project
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protest
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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second
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separate
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single
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smallest
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somewhat
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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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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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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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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traditionally
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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use
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used
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various
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wanted
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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