used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
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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 to or toward a former location
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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brushyadjectiveUS /ˈbrʌʃi/
covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
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bub
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Charley
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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without stop or interruption
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curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
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Don't
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one or the other of two
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having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
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-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
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gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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discontinued temporarily
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the quality of being just or fair
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in like or similar manner
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long-nosed
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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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MINERSnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
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wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
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moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
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muzzlesnounUS /ˈmʌzəlz/
plural of “muzzle” — the open circular discharging end of a gun
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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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not any; not one
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
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to a small degree or extent
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change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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the utterance of intelligible speech
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excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
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exchange thoughts; talk with
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That's
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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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in or at that place or location
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Having little thickness or extent.
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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in or at the place that
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in the company of; together with
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XXInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
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the person or people being spoken to
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you're
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