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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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all
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Asgard
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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B
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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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bold
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book
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Boston
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
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Burdett
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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Chicago
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Children
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classes
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classic
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Company
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CUMMINGS
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enclosed
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end
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equal
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experience
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face
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FOSTER
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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H
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hearing
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Illustrated
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Index
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Key
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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loved
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MABEL
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MARY
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myths
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Names
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New
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northern
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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outcome
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PREFACE
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Pronunciation
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several
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signs
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Silver
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southern
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Stories
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telling
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TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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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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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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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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volume
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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years
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York
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