(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
From this reading All that morning we had been marching around the country singing those crazy rhymes and we were having so much fun that we didn’t realize it was past dinner-time.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All that morning we had been marching around the country singing those crazy rhymes and we were having so much fun that we didn’t realize it was past dinner-time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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accept as true; take to be true
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a small vessel for travel on water
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
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recognizable; marked
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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didn't
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dinner-time
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the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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FaminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading All that morning we had been marching around the country singing those crazy rhymes and we were having so much fun that we didn’t realize it was past dinner-time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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HoovernounUS /ˈhuːvər/
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
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hungrieradjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡriər/
comparative of “hungry” — feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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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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marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the time period between dawn and noon
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to a great degree or extent
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
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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and nothing more
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the time that has elapsed
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be fully aware or cognizant of
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rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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the act of singing vocal music
From this reading All that morning we had been marching around the country singing those crazy rhymes and we were having so much fun that we didn’t realize it was past dinner-time.
for that reason; with the result that
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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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
From this reading It’s dedicated to Hoover.
the act of using
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
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war-tornadjective
laid waste by war
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The name of it was “The Famine” only I decided to use another name.
the speaker together with one or more other people
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we're
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or at the place that
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