Chapter I · Chapter 1

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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showing who or what does the action

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a university in England

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an institution created to conduct business

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a state at a particular time

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the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

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failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

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improved or corrected by critical editing

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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

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a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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capable of being apprehended or understood

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the act of beginning something new

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the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

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possessive form of “kaiser” — the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918

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a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

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diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

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a commissioned military officer

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how something is done or how it happens

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not fanciful or imaginative

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French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

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possession of controlling influence

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

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unique or specific to a person or thing or category

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plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

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third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire

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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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plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

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evoking lifelike images within the mind

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fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

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in the company of; together with

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any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

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everything that exists anywhere

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French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)

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