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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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(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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the month following March and preceding May
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in or to or toward a former location
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BINDINGnounUS /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
the capacity to attract and hold something
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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Brendon
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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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centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
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CHIMNEYnounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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Coeur
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COLOUREDadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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a place off to the side of an area
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CORNERSnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
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a pair who associate with one another
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CRESSY
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the time during which someone's life continues
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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DENTnounUS /dent/
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
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cause to move by pulling
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Dutton
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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EDGARnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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Ernest
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FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
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Froissart
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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GILTadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
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HOLDETH
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https
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
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Ivanhoe
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
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LEATHERnounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
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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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Ltd
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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the force of workers available
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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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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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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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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
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picturingnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/
visual imagery
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participate in games or sport
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PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
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POICTIERS
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Prince'snounUS /ˈprɪnsɪz/
possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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PrintersnounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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ReprintedverbUS /riˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “reprint” — print anew
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Rhys
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Richard
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a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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SIDNEYnounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
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term of address for a man
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a male human offspring
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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STYLESnounUS /staɪlz/
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the upper part of anything
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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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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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William
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in the company of; together with
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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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