The Phone Call
Ana- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 332
- Unique words
- 109
- Avg frequency
- #184
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Words in this story
| # | Freq | Word |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | youThe person or people I am talking to. |
| 2 | 2 | IThe person who is speaking. |
| 3 | 3 | beFor describing people and things (happy, tall, at home). |
| 4 | 4 | theFor one thing or person we both know. |
| 5 | 5 | toTowards a place or person; for who gets something; after want or need, before the action. |
| 6 | 6 | aOne, any one; not one we both know. |
| 7 | 7 | itA thing or animal, not a person; for talking about the weather or the time. |
| 8 | 8 | doTo carry out a job or task; for asking questions and saying no. |
| 9 | 9 | thatFor a thing over there, not near me; for a thing we just talked about; joins what you say or think to the next part. |
| 10 | 10 | andJoins two things or ideas together. |
| 11 | 11 | ofBelonging to something; showing what something holds. |
| 12 | 13 | haveTo own or hold something; to eat or drink something; for something already done. |
| 13 | 16 | meThe person speaking, when something happens to them. |
| 14 | 17 | thisPoints to a person or thing that is near, or the one you are talking about right now. |
| 15 | 20 | forMeant to go to someone; how long something lasts; because of something. |
| 16 | 22 | myBelonging to the person who is speaking. |
| 17 | 24 | yourBelonging to the person or people you are talking to. |
| 18 | 25 | knowTo have facts in your head; to have met someone before. |
| 19 | 26 | noNot any; the answer when you do not agree or do not want something. |
| 20 | 27 | notMakes what you say mean the opposite. |
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