used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
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an institution created to conduct business
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
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(plural) the deepest and most remote part
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Doran
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continuing forever or indefinitely
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
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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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heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
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https
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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the emotion of great happiness
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
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plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to the person speaking
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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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touching and supported by a surface
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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others
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have ownership or possession of
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
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experiencing or manifesting pleasure
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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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spendthriftnounUS /ˈspendθrɪft/
someone who spends money prodigally
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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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TiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “take” — carry out
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unmakes
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any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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in or at the place that
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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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a young person (especially a young man or boy)
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