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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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absorbing
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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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approbation
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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autumn
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BALDWIN
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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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became
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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coming
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complicating
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dealt
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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earn
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ending
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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exacted
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favourite
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fiction
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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greater
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happy
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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increasingly
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influences
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interesting
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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LOOKS
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made
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MISS
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more
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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obscured
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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play
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previous
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progress
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real
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reason
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reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
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remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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rigidly
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sometimes
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sort
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stories
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story
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summer
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in a story of real life you could not be so sure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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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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things
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threw
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea 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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troubles
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trust
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turning
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vision
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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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watching
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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winter
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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written
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wrong
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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