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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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further or added

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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

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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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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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

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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

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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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at the same time that; because; in the way that

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in or near a particular place or position

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a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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the -ing form of “be”

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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showing who or what does the action

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a university in England

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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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brought together in one place

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the body of faculty and students of a college

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come or bring to a finish or an end

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a bounded scope

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past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

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disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

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a word used in exclamations of confusion

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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

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either extremity of something that has length

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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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an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

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a deliberate act of omission

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a boy or man

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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set up or found

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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highest in quality

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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

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

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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used when the thing doing the action is also its object

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a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

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plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public

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creative writing of recognized artistic value

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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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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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produced by a manufacturing process

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

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near in time or place or relationship

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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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plural of “note” — a brief written record

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plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels

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plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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belonging to the speaker and others

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past due; not paid at the scheduled time

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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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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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by chance

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in a cheerful manner

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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

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incited, especially deliberately, to anger

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superlative of “racy” — full of zest or vigor

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interpret something that is written or printed

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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

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new

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except for; apart from

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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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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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term of address for a man

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plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

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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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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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

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

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English writer of novels (1815-1882)

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characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

plural of “victorian” — a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

From this reading On the Art of Writing On the Art of Reading Studies in Literature (first series) Studies in Literature (second series) Adventures in Criticism Charles Dickens and Other Victorians By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, M.A.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading To these it almost wholly confines itself.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.

the act of creating written works

From this reading On the Art of Writing On the Art of Reading Studies in Literature (first series) Studies in Literature (second series) Adventures in Criticism Charles Dickens and Other Victorians By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, M.A.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Fellow of Jesus College King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press Made in the United States of America All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to _The Nation and the Athenaeum_ and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the “Barsetshire” novels.