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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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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inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
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a boy or man
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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one or the other of two
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plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
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be agreeable or acceptable to
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
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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
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horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
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and nothing more
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immediately past
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a new earth.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
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locksmith's
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(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
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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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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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on the contrary
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rippingadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
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destroyed physically or morally
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Identical; not different.
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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SULKS
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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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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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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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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wasn't
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used to ask for information about something
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in or at the place that
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in the company of; together with
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everything that exists anywhere
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the person or people being spoken to
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