used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AsylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
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BenedictinenounUS /ˌbenəˈdɪktin/
a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
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showing who or what does the action
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
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past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
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a period of 100 years
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choir-boy
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choristers
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
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damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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all through a period, or at some point within it
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fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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Fencing-Master
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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FoundlingnounUS /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/
a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
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François
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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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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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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impairmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈpermənt/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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JugglernounUS /ˈdʒʌɡələr/
a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
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a boy or man
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something that is lost
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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how something is done or how it happens
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mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
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misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
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MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
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monasterynounUS /ˈmɑːnəsteri/
the residence of a religious community
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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 of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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Notre
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OrphansnounUS /ˈɔːrfənz/
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
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preferringverbUS /prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
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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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a general conscious awareness
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servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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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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ThiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a source of difficulty
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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employed in accomplishing something
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VINNE
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Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WeirnounUS /wiːr/
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
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used to ask for information about something
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whereupon
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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everything that exists anywhere
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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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