used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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addictedadjectiveUS /əˈdɪktɪd/
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
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in addition
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a cherished desire
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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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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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Bound written or printed works.
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BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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a period of 100 years
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ChestertonnounUS /ˈtʃestərtən/
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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conditionaladjectiveUS /kənˈdɪʃənəl/
qualified by reservations
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contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
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owed and payable immediately or on demand
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epigramnounUS /ˈepəɡræm/
a witty saying
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expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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give expression to
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
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an established custom
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HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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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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indulgingnounUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ/
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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a narrow way or road
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prefer or wish to do something
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French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
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Messrs
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Methuen
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a form of address for a man
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to a great degree or extent
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belonging to the person speaking
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OatesnounUS /oʊts/
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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approval to do something
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pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
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a future prospect or potential
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practitionersnounUS /prækˈtɪʃənərz/
plural of “practitioner” — someone who practices a learned profession
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with considerable certainty; without much doubt
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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qualifiedadjectiveUS /ˈkwɑːləfaɪd/
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
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quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/
repeat a passage from
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a rational motive for a belief or action
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not move; be in a resting position
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Identical; not different.
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SeekernounUS /ˈsiːkər/
someone making a search or inquiry
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marked by correspondence or resemblance
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for that reason; with the result that
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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young nobleman attendant on a knight
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an acknowledgment of appreciation
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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/
coming next after the twentieth in position
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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the act of creating written works
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set down in writing in any of various ways
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