1
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20
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From this reading By Advertisers and on Sign-boards 20 III.
28
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From this reading For Epitaphs 28 IV.
3
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42
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5
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56
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9
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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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AdvertisersnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzərz/
plural of “advertiser” — someone whose business is advertising
From this reading By Advertisers and on Sign-boards 20 III.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Advertisers and on Sign-boards 20 III.
AppletonnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
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showing who or what does the action
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
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CorrespondentsnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənts/
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading By Correspondents 42 V. By the Effusive 56 VI.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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EffusiveadjectiveUS /ˈefjuːsɪv/
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
From this reading By Correspondents 42 V. By the Effusive 56 VI.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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EpitaphsnounUS /ˈepətæfs/
plural of “epitaph” — an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading For Epitaphs 28 IV.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Epitaphs 28 IV.
How
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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InaccurateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnækjərət/
not accurate
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading For Epitaphs 28 IV.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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produced by a manufacturing process
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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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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obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By Advertisers and on Sign-boards 20 III.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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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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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Sign-boards
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support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
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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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading By Correspondents 42 V. By the Effusive 56 VI.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading By Correspondents 42 V. By the Effusive 56 VI.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
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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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