used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
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filled with fear or apprehension
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in spite of the fact that
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I think I must be making a hit at this billing business, for I hear a rumor about the place that I'm to be sent out collecting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think I must be making a hit at this billing business, for I hear a rumor about the place that I'm to be sent out collecting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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billingnounUS /ˈbɪlɪŋ/
request for payment of a debt
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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can't
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CartwrightnounUS /ˈkɑːrtraɪt/
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
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collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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debtorsnounUS /ˈdetərz/
plural of “debtor” — a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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owed and payable immediately or on demand
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divisible by two
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unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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assemble or get together
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
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he's
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perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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heartbrokenadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtbroʊkən/
full of sorrow
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heartwhole
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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cause to move by striking
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a specific instance of feeling hopeful
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husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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I've
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Lancey
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used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
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something that is lost
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the act that results in something coming to be
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plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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a form of address for a married woman
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to a great degree or extent
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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 especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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porkery
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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rumornounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
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sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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a male human offspring
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suggestsverbUS /səˈdʒests/
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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an exchange of ideas via conversation
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express in words
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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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judge or regard; look upon; judge
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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the act of using
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used to ask for information about something
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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the person or people being spoken to
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you'll
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you've
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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