past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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speak to
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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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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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
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give a description of
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DesignsnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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ESSAYnounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
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make plain and comprehensible
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FORTY-SEVENadjective
being seven more than forty
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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how
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imposedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzd/
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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determine the result of (a competition)
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LectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
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LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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Lewes
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how something is done or how it happens
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a form of address for a man
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to a great degree or extent
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
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absolutely essential
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Nesbit
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past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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piratedverbUS /ˈpaɪrətɪd/
past form of “pirate” — copy illegally; of published material
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people in general considered as a whole
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
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SATIREnounUS /ˈsætaɪər/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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in or at that place or location
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thurston
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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in the company of; together with
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