a record or narrative description of past events
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
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in the past
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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accept as true; take to be true
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By her own unaided charms she has won her way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
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charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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competitorsnounUS /kəmˈpetətərz/
plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat
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CROESUSnoun
last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
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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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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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creative writing of recognized artistic value
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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belonging to the person speaking
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used when the speaker is also the object of the action
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needyadjectiveUS /ˈniːdi/
poor enough to need help from others
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immediately following in time or order
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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 the speaker and others
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have ownership or possession of
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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PHEMALE
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deserving or inciting pity
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
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PROTEKTED
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re-open
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interpret something that is written or printed
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cause to go somewhere
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
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subscribeverbUS /səbˈskraɪb/
offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
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subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
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THAE
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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 plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unaidedadjectiveUS /əˈneɪdɪd/
carried out without aid or assistance
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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how something is done or how it happens
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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any period of seven consecutive days
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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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the basic unit of money in South Korea
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everything that exists anywhere
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the person or people being spoken to
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