Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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in addition

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someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

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surrounded by; in the middle of a group

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

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graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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have

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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

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showing who or what does the action

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a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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a courteous or respectful or considerate act

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plural of “cowboy” — 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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large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America

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to travel for the purpose of discovery

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

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someone who plays the harp

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in this place or thing or document

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an opening into or through something

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the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

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

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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be an inhabitant of or reside in

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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

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a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

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a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border

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a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

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plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

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belonging to the person speaking

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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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a journey taken for pleasure

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the act of taking and printing photographs

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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past form of “reprint” — print anew

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past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

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the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide

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abounding in rocks or stones

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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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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

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belonging to which person

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in the company of; together with

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