used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adoptverbUS /əˈdɑːpt/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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in addition
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
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AthenaeumnounUS /ˌæθəˈniːəm/
a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
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café
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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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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detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
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EddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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EdwinnounUS /ˈedwən/
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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something many people believe that is false
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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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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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
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plural of “good” — benefit
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having or involving the use of hands
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HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
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produced by a manufacturing process
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
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MansfieldnounUS /ˈmænzfiːld/
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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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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Niblo's
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not any; not one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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and nothing more
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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the particular portion of space occupied by something
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pousse
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punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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Robson
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past form of “secure” — get by special effort
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SrnounUS /ˈsiːnjər/
a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
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any distinct time period in a sequence of events
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successive (without a break)
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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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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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Thorne
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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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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utilitynounUS /juːˈtɪləti/
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
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VARIETYnounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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vocationnounUS /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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any period of seven consecutive days
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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in the company of; together with
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XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
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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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