Chapter I

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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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matters of personal concern

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prior to a specified or implied time

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

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at the same time that; because; in the way that

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past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

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showing who or what does the action

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hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

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headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

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the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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possessive form of “everyman” — the ordinary person

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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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the aggregate of past events

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

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enclosed in the same envelope or package

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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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immediately past

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a room where books are kept

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prefer or wish to do something

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16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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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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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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have ownership or possession of

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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

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past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

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act as a barrier between; stand between

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in regular succession without gaps

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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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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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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from one end or side of something to the other

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

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a formal word for “on”

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plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

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in the company of; together with

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produce a literary work

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a late time of life

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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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