used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AccessorynounUS /ækˈsesəri/
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Sam, the Boat Person II Pajamaed Vulgarians III Miss Accessory—After—the—Fact IV Questions—and a Clue V The Plot Curdles VI "Pals!"
AscendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
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a small vessel for travel on water
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Buzz-Stuff
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From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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CluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
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CoppedverbUS /kɑːpt/
inflected form of “cop” — take by theft
From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
Curdles
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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HandyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
Pajamaed
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PalsnounUS /pælz/
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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United States feminist (1885-1977)
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a human being
From this reading I Sam, the Boat Person II Pajamaed Vulgarians III Miss Accessory—After—the—Fact IV Questions—and a Clue V The Plot Curdles VI "Pals!"
PlotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
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Reggy
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RingingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
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having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading XII Turning the Tables XIII Ringing In XIV What the Paul Jones Did XV When Sam Came In Handy XVI Rough Stuff XVII Thickening Mystery XVIII Who?
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
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ScalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
Slants
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From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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TablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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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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ThickeningadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/
accumulating and becoming more intense
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Treedadjective
forced to turn and face attackers
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the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
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VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
Vulgarians
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
at the time that
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which person or people
From this reading VII New Slants VIII Who Copped the Buzz-Stuff?
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading IX The Ascending Scale X What Reggy Drew XI Treed!
XIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
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XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
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XIVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
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XVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
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XVInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
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XVIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
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XVIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
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