used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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have
From this reading Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.
Berwick
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blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.
CarthagenounUS /ˈkɑːrθədʒ/
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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Doubleday
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etc
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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https
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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
From this reading “_There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification._” New York Doubleday, Page & Co.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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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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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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the time period between dawn and noon
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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not one, and not any
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Norwood
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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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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scorning
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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have in common
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significationnoun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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for that reason; with the result that
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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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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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in or at that place or location
From this reading “_There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification._” New York Doubleday, Page & Co.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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everything that exists anywhere
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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