(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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battle-line
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
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fearless and daring
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DominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
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dunenounUS /duːn/
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
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Far-called
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far-flungadjective
distributed over a considerable extent
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fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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start firing a weapon
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FITCHBURG
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dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
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the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
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HostsnounUS /hoʊsts/
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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determine the result of (a competition)
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apprehended with certainty
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in order that something should not happen
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prefer or wish to do something
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Lo
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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strongly marked; easily noticeable
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
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NationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
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naviesnounUS /ˈneɪviz/
plural of “navy” — an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
NinevehnounUS /ˈnɪnəvə/
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
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NORMALadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
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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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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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belonging to the speaker and others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
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pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
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pompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
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an educational institution
From this reading JOHN GILBERT THOMPSON PRINCIPAL OF THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FITCHBURG, MASS.
sinksnounUS /sɪŋks/
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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refrain from harming
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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THOMPSONnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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TyrenounUS /taɪr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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belonging to which person
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in the company of; together with
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the day immediately before today
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but in spite of that
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