Chapter XXVI

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higher than, or over, something

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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

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

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one or some or every or all without specification

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

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in the space, time, or range separating two things

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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

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showing who or what does the action

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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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the legislature of the United States government

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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

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carefully weighed

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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

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a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

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being one more than seven

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one or the other of two

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past form of “enter” — to come or go into

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being seven more than fifty

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

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someone who plays the harp

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ten 10s

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

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

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the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

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an indefinitely short time

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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

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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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not any; not one

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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something determined in relation to something that includes it

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the local environment

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the charge for mailing something

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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

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used especially of mail; paid in advance

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past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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the act of receiving

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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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100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

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in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

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make square

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plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

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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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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

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

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characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

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plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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

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

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

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a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

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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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