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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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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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ago
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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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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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any
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association
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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cannot
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chapters
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confess
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days
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Dean
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Dear
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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envied
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envy
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expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
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FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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follow
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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friends
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gipsying
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give
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go
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gone
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Goodman
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grace
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grateful
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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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helped
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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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hoard
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Hopkins
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how
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Howells
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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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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Joseph
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lastly
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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letters
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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making
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man
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Mark
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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more
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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nature
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NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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other
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preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
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press
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six
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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T
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea 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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treasures
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Twain
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Twichell
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unstintedly
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volumes
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want
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, I want to confess how I have envied you your association with Mark Twain in those days when you and he “went gipsying, a long time ago.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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William
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willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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wonder
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word
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years
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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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