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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
all
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From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
begin
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From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
don't
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From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
go
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going
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From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Gómez's
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
Jacob
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
Jesús
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
Manuel
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From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
old
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From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
once
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From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Roberto
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From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
Sandoval
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
station
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From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
Sánchez
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Toads
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From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
together
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From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
up
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From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where?
Why
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work
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From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.