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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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advantage
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Affection
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All
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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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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audience
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B-flat
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become
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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better
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boat
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Burns
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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chance
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comes
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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day
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dock
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dramatists
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drops
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engines
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EvennounUS /even/
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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give
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hitch
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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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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irrevocably
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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launched
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lies
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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maker
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many
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MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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Mitchell
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much
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musician
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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novelist
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ocean
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
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opens
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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painter
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poet
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proclamation
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productions
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publicity
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reform
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rigging
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S
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sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Schumann
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see
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ship-builders
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single
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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suspected
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Symphony
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text
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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That's
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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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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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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tinker
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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touches
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trial
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trip
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uncertain
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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useful
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Weir
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Well
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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wishes
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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