664
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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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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
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one or some or every or all without specification
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
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in or near a particular place or position
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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BooksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
showing who or what does the action
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put or send forth
From this reading "Cast Off!"
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
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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 large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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ColognenounUS /kəˈloʊn/
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
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dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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the act of departing
From this reading THE DEPARTURE, VOYAGE, AND LANDING.
feelings of ardent love
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disreputableadjectiveUS /dɪsˈrepjətəbəl/
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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being one more than ten
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extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
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all things; all of a situation
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EXILEverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading NASBY IN EXILE.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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gangways
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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good-bys
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From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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where you live at a particular time
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moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NASBY IN EXILE.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
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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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an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading THE DEPARTURE, VOYAGE, AND LANDING.
held up in the air
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a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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mean or intend to express or convey
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the force of workers available
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
used to form the superlative
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a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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NASBY
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From this reading NASBY IN EXILE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Cast Off!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
approval to do something
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PoeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
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marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
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past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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ReliableadjectiveUS /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
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RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
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precisely, exactly
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move hurridly
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
ShepardnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
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transport commercially
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
make steady
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steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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ThoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
TributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
VirginsnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒənz/
plural of “virgin” — a person who has never had sex
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an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE DEPARTURE, VOYAGE, AND LANDING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
which person or people
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belonging to which person
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not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cologne--The Cathedral--Eleven Thousand Virgins--Home.....664-672 TO Charles A. B. Shepard, _The "Poetical Bookseller,"_ _This book is dedicated (without permission) as a Tribute to a most Reliable Friend, a Thorough Business Man, and One whose steady devotion to everything right and proper, and whose hatred for everything mean and disreputable, was never questioned by any one who knew him._
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was a bustle, a movement of fifty men, a rush of people to the gangways; hurried good-bys were said; another rush, assisted by the fifty men, the enormous gangways were lifted, there was a throb of steam, a mighty jar of machinery, a tremor along the line of the vast body of wood and iron, and the good ship "City of Richmond" was out at sea.
