Chapter I

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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later than; following

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how long something has existed

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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in or near a particular place or position

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the event consisting of the start of something

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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

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a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

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showing who or what does the action

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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a butcher's knife having a large square blade

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.

a native of the east end of London

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arousing or provoking laughter

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come or bring to a finish or an end

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past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

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the best people or things in a group

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the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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done or made or performed with purpose and intent

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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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relating to the process of education

From this reading THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)

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where you live at a particular time

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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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used when the thing doing the action is also its object

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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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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indicating the most important performer or role

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carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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From this reading LTD.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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United States poet (1869-1950)

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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a form of address for a man

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of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

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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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belonging to the speaker and others

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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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flesh of either quail or grouse

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plural of “pear” — sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

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participate in games or sport

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give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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give something useful or necessary to

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deliver a quick blow to

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line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

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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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the dialect of English used in Scotland

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the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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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 before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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male cat

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being five more than twenty

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plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

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