100
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1905
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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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(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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ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
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ASHER
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
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in or near a particular place or position
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BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
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BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
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BROCKHAUS
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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CalcuttanounUS /ˌkælˈkʌtə/
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
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CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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CLAYnounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
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editingnounUS /ˈedətɪŋ/
putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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FETTERnounUS /ˈfetər/
a shackle for the ankles or feet
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FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
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FolionounUS /ˈfoʊliːoʊ/
the system of numbering pages
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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Glover
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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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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set down according to a plan
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a narrow way or road
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LeipzignounUS /ˈlaɪpsɪɡ/
a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
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plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
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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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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A.R. WALLER, M.A.
MACMILLAN
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MANAGERnounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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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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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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PRINCESnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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PUTNAM'S
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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading A.R. WALLER, M.A.
reprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
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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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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
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Syndics
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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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UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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WALLERnounUS /ˈwɔːlər/
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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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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