used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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in the past
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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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AntarcticnounUS /ænˈtɑːrktɪk/
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
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from appearances alone
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
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awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
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for the reason that
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
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fearless and daring
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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a youthful male person
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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cruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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devoidadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔɪd/
completely wanting or lacking
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Elephant'snounUS /ˈeləfənts/
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
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a division of the United Kingdom
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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to travel behind, go after, come after
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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water frozen in the solid state
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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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
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used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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Kerguelen
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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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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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engage in
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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the force of workers available
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a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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the natural satellite of the Earth
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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used when the speaker is also the object of the action
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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belonging to the speaker and others
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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cut with a saw
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schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
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one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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for that reason; with the result that
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not in physical motion
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stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
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inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
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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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precisely as stated
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how something is done or how it happens
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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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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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