used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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how long something has existed
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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AstornounUS /ˈæstər/
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BirthrightnounUS /ˈbɜːrθraɪt/
a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
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DOUBLEDAY
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
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etc
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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the aggregate of past events
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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McCLURE
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plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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belonging to the person speaking
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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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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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and nothing more
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
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the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thirty-twoadjective
being two more than thirty
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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precisely as stated
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
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a late time of life
From this reading I was thirty-two years of age at the time, and had thus entered into the very summer of my life.
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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