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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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addition
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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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answer
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Barnardo
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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certain
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cliche
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corrected
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errors
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few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Fran
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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Hamlet
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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herein
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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introduced
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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letters
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lines
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
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NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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notes
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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packed
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presented
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printers
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ran
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selfe
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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spelling
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Stand
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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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there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used 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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understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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vnfold
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Who's
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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words
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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