1811
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From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ESSAYS AND CHARACTERS.
APPENDIXnounUS /əˈpendɪks/
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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Bliss's
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From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
BRISTOLnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
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showing who or what does the action
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading ESSAYS AND CHARACTERS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
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discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
DISTINCTIONnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
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emanating from God
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Dr
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From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
EARLE
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From this reading By JOHN EARLE, D.D.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
ESSAYSnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading ESSAYS AND CHARACTERS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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death of a person
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INSCRIBEDadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
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IRWIN
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From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
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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be an inhabitant of or reside in
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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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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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the force of workers available
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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a separate part of a whole
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
ReprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
REVERENDnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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RICHNESSnounUS /ˈrɪtʃnəs/
the property of being extremely abundant
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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SUPPLEMENTARYadjectiveUS /ˌsʌpləˈmentəri/
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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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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belonging to which person
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Reprint of Dr. Bliss's Edition of 1811._ WITH A PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX By S. T. IRWIN.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A Piece of the World discovered;
WRIGHTnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
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