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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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the month following March and preceding May
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in or near a particular place or position
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AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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Berwick
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BOOK-PLATES
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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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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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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an institution created to conduct business
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CONSEQUENCESnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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ConstablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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DU
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electrotyped
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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EpisodesnounUS /ˈepəsoʊdz/
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
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ETC
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enclose with a fence
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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https
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on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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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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Jennico
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JERNINGHAM
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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
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the literary culture
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
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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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Macmillan
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Majesty'SnounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
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MARSHFIELD
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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MASTERSnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
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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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Norwood
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OBSERVERnounUS /əbˈzɜːrvər/
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
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OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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OTHON
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
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a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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Rockhurst
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ROMANadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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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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SCARTHEY
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SCHOOLSnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
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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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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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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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an instance or single occasion for some event
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a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
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everything that exists anywhere
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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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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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a young person (especially a young man or boy)
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