Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

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plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma

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at the same time that; because; in the way that

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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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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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in or to or toward a former location

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in the space, time, or range separating two things

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a person who exercises control over workers

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made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned

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the time during which someone's life continues

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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

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a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

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your parents

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

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a female deity

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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading A. H. L.

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

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plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

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United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

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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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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

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plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

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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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Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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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

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belonging to the speaker and others

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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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United States feminist (1885-1977)

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a range horse of the western United States

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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

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not move; be in a resting position

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

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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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the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

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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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a track or mark left by something that has passed

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plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

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the speaker together with one or more other people

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in the company of; together with

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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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