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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
b-business
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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
back
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
business
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
buy
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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
capital
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
haven't
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
ink
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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
keep
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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
m-much
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Mark
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
money
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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
now
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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
office
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
p-paper
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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
Plunk
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From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
runnin
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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
says
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
t-trouble
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
things
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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
wanted
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From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
What's
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From this reading “What’s workin’ capital?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
workin
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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.