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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Don’t forget to write, Cornie!” shouted a girl with black eyes and a frantic green sweater over a green and yellow striped sport-skirt.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cornelia Copley pressed her face against the window-pane of the car and smiled with brave showing of courage as the train moved away from the platform where her college mates huddled eagerly for the last glimpse of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cornelia Copley pressed her face against the window-pane of the car and smiled with brave showing of courage as the train moved away from the platform where her college mates huddled eagerly for the last glimpse of her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ AUTHOR OF TOMORROW ABOUT THIS TIME, THE CITY OF FIRE, MARCIA SCHUYLER, ETC
AUTHOR
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away
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back
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From this reading “Be sure to come back for commencement!” chorused three others as the train got fairly under way.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bewitching
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black
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blue
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brave
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car
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chorused
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CITY
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college
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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commencement
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Copley
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Cornelia
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Cornie
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courage
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damsel
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decorate
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dimples
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displayed
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Don't
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eagerly
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ETC
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eyes
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face
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fairly
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FIRE
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forget
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frantic
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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girl
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glimpse
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got
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green
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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house
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huddled
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I'm
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Italic
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MARCIA
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married
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matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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moved
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Remember you’re to decorate my house when I’m married!” screamed a pink-cheeked damsel with blue eyes and bewitching dimples.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’t forget to write, Cornie!” shouted a girl with black eyes and a frantic green sweater over a green and yellow striped sport-skirt.
pink-cheeked
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platform
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pressed
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RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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SCHUYLER
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screamed
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shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t forget to write, Cornie!” shouted a girl with black eyes and a frantic green sweater over a green and yellow striped sport-skirt.
showing
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smiled
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sport-skirt
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striped
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sweater
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text
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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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three
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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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TOMORROW
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train
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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way
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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window-pane
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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write
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yellow
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you're
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