Chapter XX

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

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following the length of something from one end toward the other

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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a line of approach

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in a courageous manner

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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

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plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

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a plant of the genus Trifolium

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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

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a place off to the side of an area

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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

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a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

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distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

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water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

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formed or conceived by the imagination

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to a considerable degree; very much

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having an (over)abundance of flesh

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a competitor thought likely to win

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a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

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recently made, produced, or harvested

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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plural of “groom” — a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

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(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

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brusque and surly and forbidding

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

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either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

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inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly

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plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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

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past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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a large bottle with a narrow mouth

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inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

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immediately past

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a field of cultivated and mowed grass

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plural of “ley” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

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full of life and energy

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female equine animal

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a woman who works in a dairy

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the time period between dawn and noon

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belonging to the person speaking

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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plural of “note” — a brief written record

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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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To move from a closed position.

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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have ownership or possession of

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a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

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past form of “peer” — look searchingly

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a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

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affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

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To recall to mind.

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precisely, exactly

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sound loudly and sonorously

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plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

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a charge of ammunition for a single shot

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an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

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A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

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-ing form of “sharpen” — make sharp or sharper

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primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

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affording physical relief

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plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

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shining with brilliant points of light like stars

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walk heavily

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be standing; be upright

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(literary) a spirited horse for state of war

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not in physical motion

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having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

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the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

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wrap in swaddling clothes

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sweep across or over

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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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judge or regard; look upon; judge

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

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tested and proved useful or correct

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-ing form of “troop” — march in a procession

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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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past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

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which person or people

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a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

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the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

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in the company of; together with

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From this reading From the stable-yard, round the corner, came the soothing hiss of the grooms, the short stamp of the lively steed (I fancied I knew my own favourite "Lilla"), and the gruff "Stand still, mare, wull’e?"