used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
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showing who or what does the action
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a young person of either sex
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clefnounUS /klef/
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
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unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
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cause to move by pulling
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eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
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well known or easily recognized
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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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groupingnounUS /ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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imperfectadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
not perfect; defective or inadequate
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a vaguely specified concern
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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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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plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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one of four equal parts
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referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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reproducingverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
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slatenounUS /sleɪt/
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
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impart skills or knowledge to
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express in words
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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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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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in an exhaustive manner
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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visualizeverbUS /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪz/
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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used to ask for information about something
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including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
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in the company of; together with
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