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30th
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
Abimelech
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Abyverb
make amends for
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
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EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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gladesnounUS /ɡleɪdz/
plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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Henley
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
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a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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IvesnounUS /aɪvz/
United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
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l'Université
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
attach to a support
From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
to a great degree or extent
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
term of address for a man
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for that reason; with the result that
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St
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templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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ultadjective
in or of the month preceding the present one
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Wenbourne-Hill
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From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
the person or people being spoken to
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the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
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