used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bloodshednounUS /ˈblʌdʃed/
the shedding of blood resulting in murder
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BonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
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BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
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showing who or what does the action
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CarthaginiannounUS /ˌkɑːrθəˈdʒɪniən/
a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
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Charlie
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ClivenounUS /klaɪv/
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
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Drake's
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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being one more than seven
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etc
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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Gordon
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historiesnounUS /ˈhɪstəriz/
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
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httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
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not any; not one
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past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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by chance
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PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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of the kind already mentioned
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plural of “tale” — 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 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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in or at that place or location
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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in the company of; together with
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wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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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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