Chapter I

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

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having fair knowledge of

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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.

From this reading IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)

From this reading BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading J. B.-B.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

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greatly pleasing or entertaining

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST PERIOD.

plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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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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arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

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a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

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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 J. B.-B.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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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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to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

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by chance

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an amount of time

From this reading THE FIRST PERIOD.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading PREFACE.

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show approval or appreciation of

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plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

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for that reason; with the result that

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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not in physical motion

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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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plural of “supplement” — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

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carry out

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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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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

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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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in the company of; together with

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buildings for carrying on industrial labor

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