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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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accidents
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accomplishing
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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arms
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now he was to meet her at the breakfast table.
ATTITUDE
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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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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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breakfast
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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chapter
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circumstances
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closed
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conditions
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conscientiously
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demeanor
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denied
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disappointed
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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endured
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extraordinary
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felt
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figuratively
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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going
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happen
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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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
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
hemisphere
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
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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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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living
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loved
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loving
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man
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man's
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meet
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met
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more
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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other
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other's
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past
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real
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savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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separated
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separation
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stumbling
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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supposed
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table
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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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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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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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thrown
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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two
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now he was to meet her at the breakfast table.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This man had saved this woman's life yesterday, stumbling upon her after all this separation, after he done a man's work in another hemisphere and had, disappointed with life, supposed the chapter closed.
woman
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woman's
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work
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years
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yesterday
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