used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Alice
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AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Atwood
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BENJAMINnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
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Bunner
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showing who or what does the action
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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an institution created to conduct business
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the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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Doubleday
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EDITEDadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
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EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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etc
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start firing a weapon
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
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HEYDRICK
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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the land on which real estate is located
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Macmillan
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French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
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Messrs
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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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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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(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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Priscilla
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Promethean
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RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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precisely, exactly
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Scribners
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primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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TenornounUS /ˈtenər/
the adult male singing voice above baritone
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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 before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TypesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
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a Caucasian
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William
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Winthrop
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