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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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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

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

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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

next to; at the side of

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

a youthful male person

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

true confidential information

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From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

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a large number or amount

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

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

From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

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From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

and nothing more

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

plural of “page” — 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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firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

a result

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

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

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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

from one end or side of something to the other

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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Dorothy turned on him in surprise.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

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

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

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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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From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Not only _your_ Maryland, but _mine_," was the resolute response of the boy beside her.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Why, Jim Barlow, I thought nothing could shake your allegiance to old New York state; you've told me so yourself dozens of times, and--" "I know, Dorothy; I've thought so myself, but since my visit to old Bellvieu, and our trip on the houseboat, I've--I've sort o' changed my mind."