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

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a committee having supervisory powers

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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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the person or thing chosen or selected

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arranged into classes

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several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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in a convincing manner

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zealous in devotion or affection

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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

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of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives

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to stress, single out as important

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all the members of a group, with none left out

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plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account

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a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

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widely known and esteemed

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people in general (often used in the plural)

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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activities that are enjoyable or amusing

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plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

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arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

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a work produced by hand labor

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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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a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

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the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

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serving to open or begin

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the creation of something in the mind

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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

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the land on which real estate is located

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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engage in

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produced in a large-scale industrial operation

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plural of “marvel” — something that causes feelings of wonder

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the force of workers available

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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

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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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and nothing more

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located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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something determined in relation to something that includes it

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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

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have the will and intention to carry out some action

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concerned with actual use or practice

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made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

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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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

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the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

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for that reason; with the result that

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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

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plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

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express in speech

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conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

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plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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used when the people doing the action are also its object

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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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consistent with fact or reality; not false

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in accordance with truth or fact or reality

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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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below or beneath something; less than

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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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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a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

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literature in metrical form

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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the speaker together with one or more other people

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hope for; have a wish

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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

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plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

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the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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