used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AMELIAnounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
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AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
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CAPTIVITYnounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
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CHINESEnounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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EDWARDSnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
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either extremity of something that has length
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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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FANNYnounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GEO
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From this reading LONDON: GEO.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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LADY'SnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: GEO.
LOVIOT
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small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
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ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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PIRATESnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
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typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
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