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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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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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America
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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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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Associated
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available
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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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book
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case
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chapter
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deal
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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documents
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flaw
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give
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giving
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interested
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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lawyers
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legal
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many
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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particular
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present
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Press
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reaction
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reader
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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shown
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skip
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small
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space
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students
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subject
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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talked
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test
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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