used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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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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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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backflips
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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of surpassing excellence
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BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
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Cory
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CrackdownnounUS /ˈkrækdaʊn/
severely repressive actions
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culturenounUS /ˈkʌltʃər/
a particular society at a particular time and place
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DisneynounUS /ˈdɪzni/
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
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DistractionnounUS /dɪˈstrækʃən/
mental turmoil
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Doctorownoun
United States novelist (born in 1931)
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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fizzes
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
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generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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HackernounUS /ˈhækər/
someone who plays golf poorly
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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a domain in which something is dominant
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the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
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memesnounUS /memz/
plural of “meme” — a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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in such a manner as could not be otherwise
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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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belonging to the speaker and others
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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sparklesnounUS /ˈspɑːrkəlz/
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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the vital principle or animating force within living things
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SterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
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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 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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consistent with fact or reality; not false
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Walt
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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in the company of; together with
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