used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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from one side of something to the other
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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
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
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in or near a particular place or position
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “In a fashion, I may say I do.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you know Italian?”
opinion or judgment
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading MY FIRST MISSION UNDER F. O.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In a fashion, I may say I do.
mat together and make felt-like
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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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FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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characteristic of or befitting a friend
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
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headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heavy-hearted
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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
From this reading “In a fashion, I may say I do.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Don't you know Italian?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't you know Italian?”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “In a fashion, I may say I do.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading MY FIRST MISSION UNDER F. O.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST MISSION UNDER F. O.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading MY FIRST MISSION UNDER F. O.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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have ownership or possession of
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a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
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compacted by ironing
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precisely, exactly
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in an unfortunate way
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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sauntering
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express in words
From this reading “In a fashion, I may say I do.
move stealthily
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without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
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with low volume
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a thing, without saying which
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be agreeable or acceptable to
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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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judge or regard; look upon; judge
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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
From this reading MY FIRST MISSION UNDER F. O.
precisely as stated
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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close enough to be walked to
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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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at the time that
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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inside; before a period of time has passed
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the person or people being spoken to
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