used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ANNIE
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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the event consisting of the start of something
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BLISSnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
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Bound written or printed works.
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showing who or what does the action
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
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COMEDIETTA
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COMMONEST
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DYKEnounUS /daɪk/
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
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EDITH
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ELIOTnounUS /ˈeliət/
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
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either extremity of something that has length
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ESTHERnounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
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start firing a weapon
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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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HAROLD
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From this reading HAROLD WHITNEY.
HIBBARD
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INGÉNUE
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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a female domestic
From this reading A MAID.
MANSTEY'S
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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used to form the superlative
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a form of address for a married woman
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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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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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PERRYnounUS /ˈperi/
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
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capable of happening or existing
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PrintnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
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PURITANnounUS /ˈpjʊrətən/
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
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without much difficulty
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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plural of “story” — 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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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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Trow
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being of use or service
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any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
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a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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WHARTONnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
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WHITNEYnounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading HAROLD WHITNEY.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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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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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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