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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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accursed
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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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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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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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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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better
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blame
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book
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boy
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brook
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CO
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COMPANION
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COMPANY
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Contract
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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Cushing
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deed
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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drawings
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em
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Facing
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fling
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Frontispiece
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Good-by
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gran'father's
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ground
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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illustrations
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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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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kind
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land
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LONDON
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LTD
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MACMILLAN
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Mass
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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New
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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Norwood
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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original
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Page
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permission
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please
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pull
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reproduced
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S
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Signing
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Smith
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stakes
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stand
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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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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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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U
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water
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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York
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YOUTH'S
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