used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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in the past
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AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
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AlphabetnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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Alphabets
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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the event consisting of the start of something
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showing who or what does the action
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assets available for use in the production of further assets
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Duerer
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Do you remember that when Albert Duerer made his Alphabet of Roman letters he made more than one form of each letter--there were three _A_'s, for example.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Do you remember that when Albert Duerer made his Alphabet of Roman letters he made more than one form of each letter--there were three _A_'s, for example.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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Francisco
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you remember that when Albert Duerer made his Alphabet of Roman letters he made more than one form of each letter--there were three _A_'s, for example.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know now the beginning of the Alphabet, the careful way it was planned and made, and how finally after so many years it has come to be used in the form in which we have it today.
ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
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plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
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the literary culture
From this reading Do you remember that when Albert Duerer made his Alphabet of Roman letters he made more than one form of each letter--there were three _A_'s, for example.
prefer or wish to do something
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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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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
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produced by a manufacturing process
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
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(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
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To recall to mind.
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RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
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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 “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
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for that reason; with the result that
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the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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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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in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
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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 topmost one of two
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employed in accomplishing something
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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how something is done or how it happens
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the time that
From this reading Do you remember that when Albert Duerer made his Alphabet of Roman letters he made more than one form of each letter--there were three _A_'s, for example.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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a late time of life
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the person or people being spoken to
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