Chapter I

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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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in actual fact

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how long something has existed

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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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weapons considered collectively

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the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

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in or to or toward a former location

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a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

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inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

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for the reason that

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earlier than; in front of

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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

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a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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absence of light or illumination

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an effort that is inconvenient

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being one more than seven

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divisible by two

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opinion or judgment

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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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plural of “family” — a social unit living together

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the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

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come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

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

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a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

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prevent from being seen or discovered

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plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

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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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impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

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staying power

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

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engage in

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plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

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-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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held or filled or in use

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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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belonging to the speaker and others

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have ownership or possession of

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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

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an amount of time

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past form of “print” — put into print

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earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

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a charge of ammunition for a single shot

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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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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

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a feeling of fear of embarrassment

From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.

the quality of being significant

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spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

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an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

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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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Having little thickness or extent.

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

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inflected form of “take” — carry out

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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

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employed in accomplishing something

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precisely as stated

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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at any time that; every time that

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in the company of; together with

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