174
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286
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88
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I want a new room-mate!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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(of mail) marked with a destination
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an outrage!" said Conny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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bedclothesnoun
coverings that are used on a bed
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
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a period of 100 years
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clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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the body of faculty and students of a college
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Conny
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DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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Etc
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Evalina
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Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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Harriet's
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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It's
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and nothing more
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staying power
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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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at the same time but in another place
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the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
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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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outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "It's an outrage!" said Conny.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
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Priscilla
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ReformnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
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room-mate
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
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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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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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at the time that
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