Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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causing a dull and steady pain

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later than; following

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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading “Well, it’s up high enough to get the air, isn’t it?”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “Oh, it’s high enough, all right!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “It must be hotter than Tophet.”

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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

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a slight wind (usually refreshing)

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taking care or paying attention

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go upward with gradual or continuous progress

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

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a change for the better

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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Well, it’s up high enough to get the air, isn’t it?”

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

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inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

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plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

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plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading If I had to climb those three flights of stairs a dozen times a day――――” “Wonder why slate stairs seem harder than others,” said Nick Blake, fanning himself with a magazine.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Well, it’s up high enough to get the air, isn’t it?”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

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comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

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the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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on condition that; in the event that

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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be an inhabitant of or reside in

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a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

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cut slightly, with a razor

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

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-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

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a customary way of operation or behavior

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precisely, exactly

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

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a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

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the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

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a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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used to introduce the second part of a comparison

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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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depleted of strength or energy

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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From this reading “It must be hotter than Tophet.”

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the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

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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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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well, it’s up high enough to get the air, isn’t it?”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading If I had to climb those three flights of stairs a dozen times a day――――” “Wonder why slate stairs seem harder than others,” said Nick Blake, fanning himself with a magazine.

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in the company of; together with

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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

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