1899
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1900
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1902
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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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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AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jimmy is a big [crow].
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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confined by bonds
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a youthful male person
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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CASINOnounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
a public building for gambling and entertainment
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pleasing or delighting
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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ColonialadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
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an institution created to conduct business
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CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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CROWverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
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DANAnounUS /ˈdeɪnə/
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
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the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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EDITH
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Electrotyped
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ESTES
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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FOSTERverbUS /ˈfɑːstər/
promote the growth of
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FRANCIS
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [TO DAVID] Jack is a little [boy].
a small worthless amount
From this reading [TO DAVID] Jack is a little [boy].
JIMMYverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [TO DAVID] Jack is a little [boy].
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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the force of workers available
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OblongadjectiveUS /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
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PUBLISHERSnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
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quartonounUS /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
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rebusnounUS /ˈriːbəs/
a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
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plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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act as a barrier between; stand between
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Simonds
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be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Jack wears a white [suit].
plural of “tale” — 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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [TO DAVID] Jack is a little [boy].
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading Jack wears a white [suit].
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
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a Caucasian
From this reading Jack wears a white [suit].
in the company of; together with
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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