used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U.S.A.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Autobiographicadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer
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Berwick
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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an institution created to conduct business
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ComprisingverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “comprise” — be composed of
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CornellnounUS /kɔːrˈnel/
United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
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CORSON
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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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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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having finished or arrived at completion
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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ExplicitadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsplɪsət/
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
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Forewords
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the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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HIRAM
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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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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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
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creative writing of recognized artistic value
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LL
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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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LTD
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MACMILLAN
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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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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Norwood
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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PassagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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PresentationsnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “presentation” — the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
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plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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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 person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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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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consistent with fact or reality; not false
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U.S.A.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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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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in the company of; together with
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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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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