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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ASSOCIATIONnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
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in or near a particular place or position
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AtlantisnounUS /ætˈlæntɪs/
according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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BOYCE
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buffalo-hunter
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showing who or what does the action
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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captionnounUS /ˈkæpʃən/
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
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COMMITTEEnounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
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cowpunchernoun
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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the time during which someone's life continues
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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drawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
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DREAMERnounUS /ˈdriːmər/
someone who is dreaming
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plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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to a considerable degree; very much
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Frederic
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a contest with rules to determine a winner
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ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
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destroyed or killed
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
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illegibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈledʒəbəl/
(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
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illustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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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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of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
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INDUSTRYnounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
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islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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the land on which real estate is located
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lacking companions or companionship
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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
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MEMORIALnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading It was a land of vast silent spaces, of lonely rivers, and of plains where the wild game stared at the passing horseman.
PUBLICATIONSnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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reformernounUS /rɪˈfɔːrmər/
a disputant who advocates reform
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Remington's
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replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
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riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
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marked by absence of sound
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an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
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spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
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past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
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not in physical motion
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
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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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Theodore
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THOMPSONnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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employed in accomplishing something
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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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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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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in or at the place that
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which person or people
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marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
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WILLIAM
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Wister's
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in the company of; together with
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