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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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access
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all
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From this reading "In me, deep down, it all lies clear and plain and strong; but language cannot seize a mode of life that throve before language existed.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his own little Self, guided by the inarticulate stranger, was being led at last toward its complete recapture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are no words, there are no words," he kept saying, shrugging his shoulders and stroking his untidy hair.
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
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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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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "In me, deep down, it all lies clear and plain and strong; but language cannot seize a mode of life that throve before language existed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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believed
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big
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "In me, deep down, it all lies clear and plain and strong; but language cannot seize a mode of life that throve before language existed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cannot
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clear
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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crawled
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deep
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definition
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down
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evaded
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EvennounUS /even/
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existed
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expression
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facial
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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full
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gesture
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globe
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guided
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hair
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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huge
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inarticulate
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interpreted
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intimate
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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kept
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language
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From this reading "In me, deep down, it all lies clear and plain and strong; but language cannot seize a mode of life that throve before language existed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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led
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lies
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From this reading "In me, deep down, it all lies clear and plain and strong; but language cannot seize a mode of life that throve before language existed.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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London
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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meaning
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men
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mode
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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own
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phrase
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phrased
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plain
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portion
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possible
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precise
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really
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recapture
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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saying
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seize
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Self
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shoulders
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shrugging
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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slowly
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somehow
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spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
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spot
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steamer
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stranger
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stroking
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strong
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talks
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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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There
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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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thoughts
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throve
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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timidly
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tiny
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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today
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too
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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untidy
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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words
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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