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16
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386
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39015003928853
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5
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speak to
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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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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
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authorizationnounUS /ˌɔːθərəˈzeɪʃən/
a document giving an official instruction or command
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a line of approach
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babelnounUS /ˈbæbəl/
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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of short duration or distance
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showing who or what does the action
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cgi
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criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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Dr
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dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
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embodiedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈbɑːdid/
possessing or existing in bodily form
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apart from; not including
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
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FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
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Forewords
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following the third position; number four in a countable series
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FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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hathitrust
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holdernounUS /ˈhoʊldər/
a holding device
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https
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idnounUS /ɪd/
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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a message received and understood
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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how something is done or how it happens
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ManufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mdp
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the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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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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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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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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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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org
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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approval to do something
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Pratt
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ptnoun
a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
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purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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quotationsnounUS /kwoʊˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “quotation” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
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reproducedverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːst/
past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
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reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
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reviewsnounUS /riˈvjuːz/
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
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plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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seq
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plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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talking-picture
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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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thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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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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employed in accomplishing something
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a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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whatsoeveradjectiveUS /ˌwʌtsoʊˈevər/
one or some or every or all without specification
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not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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WolffnounUS /wʊlf/
German anatomist (1733-1794)
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the act of creating written works
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set down in writing in any of various ways
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YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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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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