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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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Adventures
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would indeed be difficult to invest the commonplace character and adventures of Joe Maxwell with the vitality that belongs to fiction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
autobiographical
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Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
belongs
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bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Boy's
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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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character
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chronicles
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commonplace
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described
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difficult
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dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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E
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events
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fiction
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find
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follow
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form
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friends
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Georgia
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
herein
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From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
Illustrations
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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INTRODUCTORY
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invest
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be it so.
Joe
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Kemble
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lad
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Maxwell
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more
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
NOTE
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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profess
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read
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seem
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serial
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Be it so.
Some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
Story
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
touch
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Twenty-Three
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vitality
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W
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War
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, the lad himself, and the events which are herein described, seem to have been born of a dream.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some of my friends who have read in serial form the chronicles that follow profess to find in them something more than an autobiographical touch.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would indeed be difficult to invest the commonplace character and adventures of Joe Maxwell with the vitality that belongs to fiction.
