in the past
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
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fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
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ForksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
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Frighting
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the side that is forward or prominent
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Gordon
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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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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the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
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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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MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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march in a procession
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plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
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used when the speaker is also the object of the action
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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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pale-facedadjective
having a pale face
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peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
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proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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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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put into a certain place or abstract location
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ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —Shakespeare.
for that reason; with the result that
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sword's
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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, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Front to front, Bring thou this fiend of Scotland, and myself; Within my sword’s length set him.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Front to front, Bring thou this fiend of Scotland, and myself; Within my sword’s length set him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
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VOLUNTEERSnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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in the company of; together with
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inside; before a period of time has passed
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