used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
Bound written or printed works.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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a male with the same parents as someone else
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showing who or what does the action
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CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
com
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an institution created to conduct business
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cultivationnounUS /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
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day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
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half the width of an em
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excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
gardeningnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/
the cultivation of plants
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
googlenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hlnoun
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
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hoed
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From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
HoughtonnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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https
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idnounUS /ɪd/
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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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
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italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
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limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
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Mifflin
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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touching and supported by a surface
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made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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RiversidenounUS /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/
the bank of a river
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ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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confined on all sides
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TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Feeling that their gardening knowledge was limited, Elizabeth and her brother made up by an excess of cultivation.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
weededverbUS /ˈwiːdɪd/
past form of “weed” — clear of weeds
From this reading Three meals had been prepared and half of the large garden had been hoed and weeded.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The June twilight was closing in and a hard day’s work was done.
XGAUAAAAYAAJ
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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