Chapter I

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

From this reading U. S. A.

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

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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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come or bring to a finish or an end

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coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

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plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

a state of high honor

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a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

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

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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

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a formation of people or things one beside another

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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

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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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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

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a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading U. S. A.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

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the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

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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

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading U. S. A.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading “Dave Porter on Cave Island” is a complete story in itself but forms the eighth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Dave Porter Series.”