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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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also
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America
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Appleton
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aught
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Author
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bale
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Ballads
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Barrack-Room
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beach
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book
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BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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breed
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Britain
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burthened
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Challenging
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child
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Cities
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City
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cling
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Company
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contained
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copyright
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copyrighted
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corn
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count
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D
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Derrick
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down
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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Etc
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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gown
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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gun-flecked
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hail
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Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hem
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herein
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Inventions
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Jungle
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laws
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line
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loom
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Many
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match
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men
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minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
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mother's
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mountain-side
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New
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
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poems
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pride
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protected
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rampart's
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several
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severally
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ships
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States
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tale
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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traffic
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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United
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up
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wine
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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York
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