used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
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showing who or what does the action
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ChroniclesnounUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəlz/
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
CUNNINGHAMnounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæm/
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
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dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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DUSTYPORE
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From this reading DUSTYPORE.
ETC
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at any time
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
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
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a period of time assigned for work
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
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LAURELSnounUS /ˈlɔːrəlz/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
belonging to the person speaking
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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many times at short intervals
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on one occasion
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
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affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
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past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
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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 “scene” — the place where some action occurs
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shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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TARES
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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
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
plural of “thought” — 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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moved around an axis or center
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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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WHEATnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
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WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
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the act of creating written works
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You promised me once that, if ever the 'Chronicles of Dustypore' shaped themselves into being, they might be dedicated to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading While writing them my thoughts have often turned to happy hours passed in your society, and pleasant scenes witnessed beneath your roof.
