Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

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plural of “age” — how long something has existed

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(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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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

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

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an expert or collector of antiquities

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protective covering made of metal and used in combat

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

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conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

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

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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

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of short duration or distance

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a period of 100 years

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plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

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feeling or showing worry or solicitude

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the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

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(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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either extremity of something that has length

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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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a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

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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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divisible by two

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all the members of a group, with none left out

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the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

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something many people believe that is false

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ludicrously odd

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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set up or found

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someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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relating to or presented by a graph

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comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

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the yield from plants in a single growing season

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

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from this time forth; from now on

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

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

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belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

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

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formed or united into a whole

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in truth (often tends to intensify)

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arousing or holding the attention

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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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having or showing profound knowledge

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prefer or wish to do something

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be an inhabitant of or reside in

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plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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used to say something is possible but not certain

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plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

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an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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a form of address for a man

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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belonging to the speaker and others

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

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having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand

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sharply exact or accurate or delimited

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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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in a productive way

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restricted to something

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challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

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especially fine or decorative clothing

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plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

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superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

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of or relating to the practice of science

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not often

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coming next after the sixteenth in position

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for that reason; with the result that

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plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

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a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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attain success or reach a desired goal

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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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of or concerning this or that

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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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caused to fall to the ground

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

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to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

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having come into contact

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a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

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consistent with fact or reality; not false

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a formal word for “on”

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having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

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how something is done or how it happens

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the speaker together with one or more other people

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at the time that

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used to introduce two or more possibilities

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

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including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

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in the company of; together with

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exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

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