advisableadjectiveUS /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
From this reading Possibly it might not be advisable anyway.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Of their irrelativeness one to another I am quite conscious, but the art of bringing them together in more proper order is beyond my capacity.
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
From this reading Of their irrelativeness one to another I am quite conscious, but the art of bringing them together in more proper order is beyond my capacity.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Possibly it might not be advisable anyway.
apologiesnounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiːz/
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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on the far side of; further than
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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BrandingnounUS /ˈbrændɪŋ/
the act of stigmatizing
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the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
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Bull-Fight
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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ClassingverbUS /ˈklæsɪŋ/
-ing form of “class” — arrange or order by classes or categories
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intentionally conceived
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ConventionsnounUS /kənˈvenʃənz/
plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly
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CowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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CuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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disconnectedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
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FishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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HailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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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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irrelativeness
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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a small worthless amount
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jottedverbUS /ˈdʒɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “jot” — write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
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abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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Lobo
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Possibly it might not be advisable anyway.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
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ODDSnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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and nothing more
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(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
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PlainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
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PolonounUS /ˈpoʊloʊ/
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
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by chance
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Prize-Fights
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marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
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to a degree (not used with a negative)
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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SharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
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StakedverbUS /steɪkt/
past form of “stake” — put at risk
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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of their irrelativeness one to another I am quite conscious, but the art of bringing them together in more proper order is beyond my capacity.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in contact with each other or in proximity
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versus
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plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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WolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
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