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act
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
all
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From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
any
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As how?” says I.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
b-better
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Binney
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
didn't
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
don't
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From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
fishin
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
go
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
got
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From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
how
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From this reading “As how?” says I.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As how?” says I.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
just
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
like
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Mark
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Motu's
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From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
n-now
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
natural
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From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Plunk
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
says
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
soon
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
supper's
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From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
wasn't
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From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
we've
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From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
worry
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From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”