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AgentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
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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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a line of approach
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
Blackwell
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
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chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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Etc
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Evangelistica
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Faerylands
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ForlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
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following the third position; number four in a countable series
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
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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
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had'st
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HorsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
KINSMANnounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/
a male relative
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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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Longmans
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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LyranounUS /ˈlaɪrə/
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
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produced by a manufacturing process
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MCMXVIII
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
Mine'snounUS /maɪnz/
possessive form of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
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socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
spoilsnounUS /spɔɪlz/
plural of “spoil” — (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
the act of using
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
veldnoun
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What other use had'st thou, Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!
a late time of life
From this reading Mine's been the luck not thine these long years now To tread the veld.
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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