used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
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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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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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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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castenounUS /kæst/
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
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feeling or showing worry or solicitude
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delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
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discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
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dubiouslyadverbUS /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
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erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
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opinion or judgment
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a social unit living together
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to a considerable degree; very much
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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firesidenounUS /ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
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the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inscrutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/
of an obscure nature
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insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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lappedverbUS /læpt/
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
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produced by a manufacturing process
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
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Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
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not any; not one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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
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obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
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obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
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portenounUS /pɔːrt/
the Ottoman court in Constantinople
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a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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To recall to mind.
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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be seated
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not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
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for that reason; with the result that
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the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
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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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TopaznounUS /ˈtoʊpæz/
a yellow quartz
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uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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unobtrusiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv/
not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
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someone who visits
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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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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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but in spite of that
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the person or people being spoken to
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