Essential Words for Spelling and Writing
Version 3.0
Essential List 1 (10 words - 25% of writing)
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a
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I
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it
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the
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was
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and
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in
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my
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to
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we
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Essential List 2 (20 words - 15% of writing)
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at
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had
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of
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that
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up
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but
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he
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on
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then
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went
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for
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is
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she
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there
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when
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got
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me
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so
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they
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you
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Essential List 3 (30 words - 10% of writing)
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about
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be
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go
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into
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our
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after
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because
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going
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just
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out
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all
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came
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have
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like
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said
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are
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day
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her
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mum
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some
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as
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down
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his
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not
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were
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back
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get
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home
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one
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with
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Essential List 4 (50 words - 10% of writing)
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again
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do
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next
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people
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time
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an
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first
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night
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put
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took
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around
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food
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no
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ran
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two
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big
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from
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now
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saw
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us
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by
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good
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off
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school
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very
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can
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has
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old
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see
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well
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come
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him
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only
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started
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what
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could
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house
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or
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their
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will
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dad
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if
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other
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them
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would
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did
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little
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over
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this
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your
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Essential List 5 (50 words - 5% of writing)
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am
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door
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last
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once
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through
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another
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everyone
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left
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play
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told
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away
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family
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long
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really
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too
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bed
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five
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looked
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room
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walked
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been
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found
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made
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something
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want
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before
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friend
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man
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still
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way
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best
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fun
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more
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thing
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where
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brother
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heard
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morning
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think
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which
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called
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here
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name
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thought
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who
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car
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know
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never
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three
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year
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Essential List 6 (70 words - 5% of writing)
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also
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cool
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eyes
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head
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jump
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always
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dark
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fell
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hit
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knew
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asked
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decided
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felt
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how
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later
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black
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dog
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find
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inside
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life
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boy
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eat
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four
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its
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live
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bus
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end
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gave
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It’s
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lot
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cat
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even
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getting
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I’ll
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lunch
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coming
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every
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great
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I’m
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make
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minutes
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place
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sister
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top
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water
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most
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ready
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sleep
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town
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while
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much
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ride
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suddenly
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tree
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why
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nice
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right
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take
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turned
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window
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opened
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run
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tell
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until
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woke
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outside
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say
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ten
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wanted
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yes
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Essential List 7 (60 words - 3% of writing)
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any
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each
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ground
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money
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soon
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baby
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ever
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guard
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mother
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stay
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bad
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everything
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hand
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myself
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stop
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ball
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face
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happened
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new
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swimming
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being
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fast
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happy
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parents
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tea
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bit
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father
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help
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picked
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than
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boat
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few
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hole
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playing
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tried
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bought
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finally
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hot
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presents
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under
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camp
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finished
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hour
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road
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wait
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dead
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game
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let
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side
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won
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died
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girl
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look
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small
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work
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doing
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gone
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many
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sometimes
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world
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HNS List 8
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aloud
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engine
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judge
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read
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summer
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animals
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escape
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jumped
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remember
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sure
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August
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exercise
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light
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round
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surprise
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autumn
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February
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marae
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safety
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these
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better
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film
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men
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sailor
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tired
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book
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give
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might
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sat
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today
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calendar
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half
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Mr
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Saturday
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usually
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children
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hear
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Mrs
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scissors
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weekend
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destroy
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hoping
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must
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sea
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writing
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city
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hungry
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Ms
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should
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yesterday
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diary
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interesting
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peace
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since
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eight
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January
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piece
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spring
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HNS List 9 (Including “Commonly Misspelt Words”)
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allowed
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couldn’t
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field
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nearly
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they’re
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Atlantic
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dictionary
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friends
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New Zealand
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threw
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Auckland
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didn’t
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front
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Pacific
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tomorrow
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Australia
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different
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fruit
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police
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video
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awhile
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disappeared
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grabbed
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present
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wasn’t
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believe
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doesn’t
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having
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probably
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watch
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breakfast
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dollars
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holidays
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quiet
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we’re
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brought
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don’t
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hopped
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scared
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weight
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cannon
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English
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hospital
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second
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Wellington
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caught
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everybody
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instead
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sincerely
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weren’t
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centre
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everyday
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language
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someone
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whole
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chocolate
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everywhere
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lightning
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special
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won’t
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Christchurch
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excited
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luckily
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stopped
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wonderful
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clothes
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favourite
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minute
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straight
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you’re
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HNS List 10
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addition
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construction
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fraction
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landscape
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promise
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adventure
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country
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garage
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lawyer
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protection
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alphabet
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courage
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geography
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manage
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representative
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Antarctica
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cultivate
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government
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material
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route
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attack
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defence
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grammar
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minister
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secret
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barrier
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democracy
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graph
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ministry
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senior
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beautiful
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disappear
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honour
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natural
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separate
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can't
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edge
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imagination
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nature
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separating
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capital
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education
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imagine
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neighbour
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stomach
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central
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election
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instruction
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paragraph
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subtraction
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climate
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encourage
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journey
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parliament
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technical
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compare
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enrichment
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juice
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passenger
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technology
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compete
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environment
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junior
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path
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vegetation
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computer
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experience
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justice
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position
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wholesale
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Extension List 11
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acceptance
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conductor
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future
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observe
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scheme
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ache
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consequence
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guitar
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opportunity
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serious
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agreement
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continent
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horizon
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opposition
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settlement
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analysis
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council
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illustrate
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organisation
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similar
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application
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court
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immediately
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permanent
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social
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ascend
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criticise
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inspiration
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photograph
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source
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associate
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criticism
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instructor
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physical
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strategy
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association
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cultural
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intelligent
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poverty
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success
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atmosphere
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curious
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introduce
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precious
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successful
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audience
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definite
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introduction
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principal
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suitable
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automatic
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delicious
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knowledge
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principle
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surgery
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brilliant
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descend
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major
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problem
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surround
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business
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dissolve
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majority
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quality
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thoughtful
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campaign
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ethnic
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manageable
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quantity
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thoughtfulness
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celebrate
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existence
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manufacture
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receipt
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tough
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certificate
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experiment
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Māori
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receive
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traffic
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circular
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extensive
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moisture
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recognise
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trouble
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coalition
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extraordinary
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motivation
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reign
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university
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compliment
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foreign
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navigate
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responsibility
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wealth
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conclusion
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forty
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observation
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schedule
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whānau
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