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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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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Author
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From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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calm
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CHARLES
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com
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confess
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discourse
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e-book
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enclosed
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Essays
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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generously
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GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Hours
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http
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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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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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italics
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LANDSCAPE
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LANMAN
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From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
LETTERS
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like
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made
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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PAINTER
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prejudice
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prepossess
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prove
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quiet
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recreation
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suitable
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Summer
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Text
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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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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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underscores
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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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www
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.