matters of personal concern
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
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in or near a particular place or position
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Bateman
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "I have been thinking things over since I got home this fall.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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having or given a form or shape
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have been thinking things over since I got home this fall.
grape-fruit
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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where you live at a particular time
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How
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
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monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
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a form of address for a married woman
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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on one occasion
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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a person who is being chased
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in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
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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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scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
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(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shouldn't
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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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
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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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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 “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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used to ask for information about something
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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