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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
all
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
altogether
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From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
begins
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
called
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
can't
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
changed
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From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
changes
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
DEAR
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decided
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From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
doing
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
explain
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From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
fashions
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
fast
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
find
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
flop
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
get
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
GO
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
got
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From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I GO BEHIND THE SCENES DEAR MOM:
illiterate
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
illiteration
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I GO BEHIND THE SCENES DEAR MOM:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
letter
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
MOM
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movie
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
movies
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
much
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
names
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
prettier
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
Riggs
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
Rosabelle
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From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
say
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
SCENES
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stars
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
sweller
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing I got to explain is that I have changed my name again.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
very
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From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
words
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From this reading I think it is much prettier because when you say Rosabelle Riggs both the words begins with the same letter and a gentleman told me that is called illiteration and a name is much sweller when it is illiterate; all the movie stars are doing it they say you can’t get into the movies at all unless you have got an illiterate name.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The fashions in names changes very fast and you think you have got a good one but you find it is a flop.
Ysabel
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From this reading But I never was altogether pleased with Ysabel and have decided to make it Rosabelle.
