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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 A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
army
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
back
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
big
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
bit
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
C
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
cease
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
DEAR
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
delivery
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
dispatches
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down
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
due
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
enemy
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
fast
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
FEATHER
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
get
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
go
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
going
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
handed
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
he'll
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he's
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
hour
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
I'm
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
I've
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
just
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
letter
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
like
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
luck
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
man's
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
meeting
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
messenger
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
month
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motorcycle
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
night
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now
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
O
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
off
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
paper
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
people
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
pull
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
put
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
SCARLET
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
scrawl
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
sector
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sent
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
setting
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
SIS
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
skin
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
soon
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
space
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
special
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From this reading I’ve sent off my stuff for my paper and am now resting up--but a letter is due you, and I’ve found a way to get it to you by special delivery.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
starts
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From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
stuff
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
stunt
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
surprise
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
three
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
tree
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up
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vows
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watching
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
way
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
whole
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From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m just back with a whole skin from spending the night up a tree watching this man’s army pull off a great stunt in the way of a surprise for the enemy.
write
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From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SCARLET FEATHER DEAR SIS: I’m going to cease setting down the big stuff for a space, while I write to you.
you'll
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From this reading I’ve had great luck this last month in meeting up with at least three people whom you’ll like to hear about.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The messenger starts in half an hour by motorcycle for your sector, and vows he’ll put it in your hands as soon as he’s handed over his dispatches to the C. O. So I can let myself go a bit--if I scrawl fast.
