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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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Advanced
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appears
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Author
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Balkan
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Blackwood
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book
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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
e
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e-macron
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East
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Edinburgh
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English
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Etc
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Excellency's
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Governess
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Guard
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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Honour
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
Keys
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Lena
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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
London
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Man
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Marches
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Married
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Modern
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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original
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Peace
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Power
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Series
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several
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Sons
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
times
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WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
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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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William
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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Young
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