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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anew

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at all times; all the time and on every occasion

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

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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

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(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

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the supreme effort one can make

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move up and down repeatedly

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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

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actively or fully engaged or occupied

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showing who or what does the action

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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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an institution created to conduct business

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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

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greatly pleasing or entertaining

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(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

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people in general (often used in the plural)

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having or displaying warmth or affection

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plural of “girl” — a young female

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

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

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inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

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of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

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state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

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where you live at a particular time

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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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a state in the Rocky Mountains

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the quality of innocent naivete

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moving to the inside of something

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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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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

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large or big relative to something else

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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full of or showing high-spirited merriment

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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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belonging to the speaker and others

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)

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something determined in relation to something that includes it

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Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)

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third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

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a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits

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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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something that follows something else

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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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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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

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a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

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express in words

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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

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up to a particular time

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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

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

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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

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a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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

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the speaker together with one or more other people

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used to ask for information about something

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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

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Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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in the company of; together with

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the basic unit of money in South Korea

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the person or people being spoken to

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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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