used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It is a true setting-forth of personalities and experiences, French and American, under the influence of war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This book is fiction written in France out of a life-long familiarity with the French and two years' intense experience in war work in France.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
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BODEN
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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etc
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undergo or live through a difficult experience
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experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
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familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading This book is fiction written in France out of a life-long familiarity with the French and two years' intense experience in war work in France.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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Hillsboro
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading This book is fiction written in France out of a life-long familiarity with the French and two years' intense experience in war work in France.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea 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
From this reading PRESS RAHWAY, N. J.
life-long
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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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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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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personalitiesnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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QUINN
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RAHWAY
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setting-forth
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Squirrel-Cage
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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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consistent with fact or reality; not false
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TwigverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
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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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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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in the company of; together with
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exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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set down in writing in any of various ways
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a late time of life
From this reading This book is fiction written in France out of a life-long familiarity with the French and two years' intense experience in war work in France.