Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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the month following March and preceding May

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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

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plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow

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without shoes

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a youthful male person

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

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an orange of low brightness and saturation

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United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)

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showing who or what does the action

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a period of 100 years

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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

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the time of person's life when they are a child

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a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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an institution created to conduct business

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the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

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(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

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United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

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a division of the United Kingdom

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a deliberately false or improbable account

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a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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a person who gathers

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plural of “girl” — a young female

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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someone who plays the harp

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a high place

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a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

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United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)

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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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a Scottish church

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a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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the sound of laughing

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a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

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prefer or wish to do something

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

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incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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the force of workers available

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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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not one thing; not anything

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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approval to do something

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of or relating to poetry

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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

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English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

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English poet (1837-1909)

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levy a tax on

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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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candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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the act of using

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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used to ask for information about something

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United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)

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plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

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buildings for carrying on industrial labor

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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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