(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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
at any time
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
used to add a contrasting statement
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hyphenenation
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illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
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IllustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
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indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
markersnounUS /ˈmɑːrkərz/
plural of “marker” — some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
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MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
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a form of address for a man
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
near in time or place or relationship
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
printer'snounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
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punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
spellingsnounUS /ˈspelɪŋz/
plural of “spelling” — forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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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, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
the topmost one of two
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
variantnounUS /ˈveriənt/
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
