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2149
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3.0
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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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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Attribution-Non-Commercial-No
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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by-nc-nd
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CE
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Commons
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communications
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crash
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Creative
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creativecommons
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Dammit
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Day
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Derivative
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equipment
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failure
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forest
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gratefully
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green
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grinned
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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heard
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hoping
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house
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http
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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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Isle
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jan
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just
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Licence
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licenced
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licenses
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light
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midnight
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neared
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New
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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org
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partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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past
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plane
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saw
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Skye
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small
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some
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sort
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sounds
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startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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stumbled
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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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torn
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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warmth
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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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way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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wet
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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windows
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woman
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work
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Works
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Year's
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