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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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to or in a foreign country
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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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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
cannot
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
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distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
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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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to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
FlandersnounUS /ˈflændərz/
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
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Frodsham
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Gloucestershirenoun
a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
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Harvey'snounUS /ˈhɑːrviz/
possessive form of “harvey” — English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
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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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where you live at a particular time
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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a boy or man
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plural of “lad” — a boy or man
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the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
a form of address for a man
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netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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literature in metrical form
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
possession of controlling influence
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being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
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ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
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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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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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express in words
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plural of “say” — the chance to speak
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Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
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 for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This modest little volume has real charm, and not a little depth of thought and beauty.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.”--Bishop Frodsham in _The Saturday Review_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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used to ask for information about something
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