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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 If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
all
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
bird's-eyes
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
buildings
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
carefully
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From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
cities
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
copied
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
descriptions
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
firsthand
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
full
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
gardens
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
gorgeous
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
how
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From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
important
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
loss
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
lot
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
lovely
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
material
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From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
most
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
notes
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
parks
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
pictures
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
prepared
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From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
records
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
some
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
story
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streets
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
that's
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
unfortunately
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From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
very
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From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
views
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
Whole
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nobody will ever believe how they looked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
women
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From this reading We had some bird’s-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves.
worst
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From this reading Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story.
written
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From this reading This is written from memory, unfortunately.
