Chapter I · Chapter 1

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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

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in or near a particular place or position

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the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

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showing who or what does the action

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the body of faculty and students of a college

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the legislature of the United States government

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading D.

the event of dying or departure from life

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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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past form of “enter” — to come or go into

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applying to all or most members of a category or group

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plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading (J.H.U.)

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph.

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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

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the aggregate of past events

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

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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

From this reading (J.H.U.)

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From this reading JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph.

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From this reading JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph.

a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

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the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

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a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

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a large and stately mansion

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(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter

From this reading JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph.

plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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reach a destination, either real or abstract

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plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order

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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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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the act of using

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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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the words that are spoken

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the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

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a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

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