used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abundantlyadverbUS /əˈbʌndəntli/
in an abundant manner
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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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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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a period of 100 years
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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Copperfield
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
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relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
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DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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about to be mentioned or specified
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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set up or found
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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HARDYadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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insightnounUS /ˈɪnsaɪt/
clear or deep perception of a situation
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intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
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arousing or holding the attention
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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gain knowledge or skills
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past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Many other novelists, as well as Charles Dickens, have made interesting, delightful characters for us to know and love.
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
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the force of workers available
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MEREDITHnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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a form of address for a man
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
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nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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novelistsnounUS /ˈnɑːvələsts/
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
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novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
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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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others
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Peggoty
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by chance
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Pickwick
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Two of them lived and wrote as recently as from the middle of the nineteenth century down to the present.
To recall to mind.
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a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
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Identical; not different.
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scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
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ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
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being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The writers spoken of are not very widely separated in time.
Shakespeare'snounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːrz/
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
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the display of a motion picture
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for that reason; with the result that
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a thing, without saying which
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uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
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THACKERAYnounUS /ˈθækəri/
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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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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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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precisely as stated
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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WelleradjectiveUS /ˈwelər/
comparative of “well” — in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to which person
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widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
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the person or people being spoken to
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