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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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acquirement
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America
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arrived
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Barbicane
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From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
became
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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Bertram's
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better
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From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Cleland
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Club
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Cultivation
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decision
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desired
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disparagement
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
East
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editions
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
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eyes
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Florida
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fresh
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geography
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Gun
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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HILL
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From this reading STONES HILL.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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History
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is an universal acquirement, set to work to study the geography of Florida.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is an universal acquirement, set to work to study the geography of Florida.
issue
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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like
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mark
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Natural
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necessary
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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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own
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position
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From this reading He desired to see things with his own eyes, and to mark the exact position of the proposed gun.
proposed
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read
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From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
reading
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Roman's
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sale
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see
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set
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
STONES
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From this reading STONES HILL.
study
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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Sugar-Cane
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Territory
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Texas
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Barbicane had something better to do than to read.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is an universal acquirement, set to work to study the geography of Florida.
there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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things
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Travels
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universal
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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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West
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is an universal acquirement, set to work to study the geography of Florida.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is an universal acquirement, set to work to study the geography of Florida.
William's
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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works
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