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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 Well, I am having a funny time right now in the Elite Beauty Parlors.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
any
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
ate
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
Beauty
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
big
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
boob
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From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
Camden
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
cant
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
curiosity
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DEAR
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
down
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From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
Elite
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
family
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fellow
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finds
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
funny
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girl
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girls
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GLAD
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got
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guess
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happened
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Well, I am having a funny time right now in the Elite Beauty Parlors.
hide
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From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interesting
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
Jersey
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
just
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
laugh
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From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
letters
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
MOM
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
New
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
now
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From this reading Well, I am having a funny time right now in the Elite Beauty Parlors.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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Parlors
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PUT
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RAGS
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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say
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seen
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
some
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somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
somewhere
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
string
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
things
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I am having a funny time right now in the Elite Beauty Parlors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
up
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Well
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From this reading Well I am glad the family finds my letters interesting these things is sure different from anything that ever happened to me before and I guess to any girl from Camden New Jersey.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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why
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They say I’m a boob to think I can hide him they will sure track him down but I just laugh at them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
wont
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From this reading The girls is just ate up with curiosity they know I have got some big fellow on my string somebody seen me with him somewhere and they cant make out why I wont tell.
