The first 1,000 words of the

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A ✔ A-B ✔ B-C ✔ C-D ✔ D-E ✔

a art box comm die
on
able article boy compa differe
ny nce
about as branch compa difficul
re t
above ask bread compl direct
ete
accept association breadt concer discov
h n er
accord at break conditi diseas
on e
accou attack bridge conne distan
nt ct ce
across attem bright consid disting
pt er uish
act avera bring contai district
ge n
actual away brother conten divide
t
add back build contin do
ue
addres bad burn contro doctor
s l
admit ball busine corner dog
ss
adopt bank but cost door
advan bar buy could double
ce
advant base by counci doubt
age l
affair battle call count down
afford be can countr draw
y
after bear capital course dream
again beaut car court dress
y
agains becau care cover drive
t se
age becom carry creatu drop
e re
ago bed case cross dry
agree before catch crowd due
air begin cause cry during
all behind centre curren each
t
allow being certain custo ear
m
almost believ chance cut early
e
alone belong change dance earth
along below charac dange east
ter r
alread benea charge dare easy
y th
also beside chief dark eat
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althou best child date edge
gh
always better choose daugh effect
ter
among betwe church day effort
en
amoun beyon circle dead either
t d
ancien big city deal else
t
and bill claim decide emplo
y
animal bird class declar end
e
anothe bit clean deep enemy
r
answe black clear degre Englis
r e h
any blood clock deliver enjoy
appea blow close dema enoug
r nd h
apply blue club descri enter
be
appoin board coast desert entire
t
arise boat cold desire equal
arm body college destro escap
y e
army book color detail even
aroun born come deter evenin
d mine g
arrive both comma develo event
nd p

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E ✔ F-G- ✔ H ✔ J-K- ✔ M- ✔
- H - L-M N
F I
ever fix hard join mann
er
every floor hardly judge mann
ers
everywhere flower have just many
evil follow he keep march
examp food head kill mark
le
excell for health kind marke
ent t
except force hear know marry
excha foreig heat lack mass
nge n
exerci forget heaven lady materi
se al
exist form heavy land matter
expect former hello langua may
ge
expen forth help large me
se
experience fortun her last mean
e
experiment forwar here late measu
d re
explai free hide law meet
n
expres friend high lay memb
s er
extend from hill lead memo
ry
eye front his learn menti
on
face full history least mere
fact further hold leave metal
factor future home left middle
y
fail gain honor length might
fair game hope less mile
faith garde horse let mind
n
fall gate hot letter mine
familia gather hour level minist
r er
family gener house library minut
al e
famou gentle how lie miss
s
farm get human life moder
n
fashio give hurrah lift mome
n nt
fast glad husban light money
d
father glass I like month
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favorit go idea likely more
e
favor God if limit moreo
ver
fear gold imposs line morni
ible ng
feed good in listen most
feel great inch little mothe
r
fellow green include live motor
few groun increas local mount
d e ain
field group indeed long mouth
figure grow independent look move
fill guard influen lose much
ce
find habit instead lost music
fine half intend lot must
finger hall interes love my
t
finish hand into low name
fire handle introdu machi narro
ce ne w
first hand iron main nation
fish happe it make native
n
fit happy its man nature

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N-O ✓ O-P ✓ P-Q- ✓ R ✓ S ✓

R -
S
near owe production rich she
necess own progra ride shine
ary m
neck page progre right shoe
ss
need pain promis ring shoot
e
neighb paint proof rise shore
our
neithe paper proper river short
r
never part propos road should
e
new party protect roll should
er
next pass prove room show
night past provid rough side
e
no pay public round sight
none peace pull rule sign
nor people purpos ruler silenc
e e
north perfec put run silver
t
not perha quality rush simple
ps
note permanent quarter safe since
nothin permit quiet sail single
g
notice person quite same sir
now pictur race save sister
e
nowhe piece raise saw sit
re
numbe place rank say situati
r on
object plan rate scale size
observ plant rather scarce skill
e
occasi play reach scene sky
on
of please read school sleep
off point ready scienc slight
e
offer politic real sea slow
al
office poor reason seaso small
n
often popula receive seat smile
r
oil popula recent secon so
tion d
old positio recogn secret societ
n ize y
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once posses record secret soft
s ary
one possib red see soil
le
only post reduce seem some
open pound refuse seize son
operat povert regard sell soon
ion y
opinio power regular send sort
n
opportunity practic relatio sense sound
al n
or prepar religio separa south
e n te
order presen remain seriou space
t s
ordina preser remark serve speak
ry ve
organi press remem set specia
ze ber l
other pretty reply settle speed
otherw preve repeat severa spend
ise nt l
ought price report shado spirit
w
ounce print repres shake spite
ent
our privat respec shall spot
e t
out of proble rest shape spread
m
out of produ result share spring
ce
over produ return shave square
ct

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S ✓ T-U ✓ U-W ✓ W- ✓
- Y
T
stage teach until winter
stand tell up wise
standa tear upon wish
rd
start term use with
state terribl usual within
e
station test valley withou
t
stay than value woma
n
steal that various wonde
r
steel the very wood
step their view word
stick them village work
still then visit world
stock there voice worse
stone theref vote worth
ore
stop these wait would
store they walk write
storm thing wall wrong
story think want year
straigh this war yellow
t
strang thoug warn yes
e h
strea thoug waste yester
m ht day
street throug watch yet
h
streng throw water you
th
stretc thus wave young
h
strike time way
strong to we
strugg today weak Note: As the GSL was
le made in 1953, some of
study togeth wear the original 1st 1000
er
words are not here as
subjec too week
they are no longer
t
quite so useful to
substa top welco
nce me learners.
succee total well
d
such touch west
sudde towar what
n d
suffer town when
sugge trade where
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summ train whethe
er r
sun travel which
supply tree while
suppor troubl white
t e
suppo trust who
se
sure truth whose
surfac try why
e
surpris turn wide
e
surrou type wife
nd
sweet under wild
syste understand will
m
table union win
take unite wind Prepared for
talk univer windo UGRU-UAEU
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taste unless wing

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