used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acted upon; influenced
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
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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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in or near a particular place or position
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avengedadjectiveUS /əˈvendʒd/
for which vengeance has been taken
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Bashkirtseff
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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the event consisting of the start of something
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
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continentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənts/
plural of “continent” — one of the large landmasses of the earth
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the event of dying or departure from life
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(plural) the deepest and most remote part
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diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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EllsworthnounUS /ˈelzwərθ/
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
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a movement into or inward
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at any time
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undergo or live through a difficult experience
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a young female
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
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imaginings
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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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journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
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and nothing more
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kindergartennounUS /ˈkɪndərɡɑːrtən/
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A RUGGED LOST SHEEP.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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Marie
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being nothing more than specified
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a particular point in time
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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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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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an amount of time
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
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primernounUS /ˈpraɪmər/
an introductory textbook
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printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
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interpret something that is written or printed
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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading That is a diary worth the reading.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
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RUGGEDadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading A RUGGED LOST SHEEP.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading A RUGGED LOST SHEEP.
the display of a motion picture
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people who have been slain (as in battle)
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journal of Marie Bashkirtseff is a great revelation of the hopes and imaginings and sufferings of a girl just entering that period of life when woman's world begins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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unearthedverbUS /əˈnɜːrθt/
past form of “unearth” — bring to light
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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precisely as stated
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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everything that exists anywhere
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an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading That is a diary worth the reading.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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but in spite of that
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the person or people being spoken to
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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Zouave
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