used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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arnounUS /ɑːr/
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
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atter
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
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biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
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bimeby
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dar
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a digital tape recording of sound
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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dem
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dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
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der
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dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
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dribbleverbUS /ˈdrɪbəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
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dribblin
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a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
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opinion or judgment
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your parents
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fum
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fus
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a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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gizzardnounUS /ˈɡɪzərd/
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
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Gossett
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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gwine
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han'snounUS /hɑːnz/
possessive form of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Joshaway
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kep
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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engage in
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the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
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information about recent and important events
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norated
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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ol
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touching and supported by a surface
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To move from a closed position.
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roun
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move or cause to move back and forth
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shinplasters
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some'rs
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sprainingverbUS /ˈspreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “sprain” — twist suddenly so as to sprain
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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ter
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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twel
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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workin
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Yasser
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From this reading Yasser! ol’ Joshaway Gossett.
yo
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the person or people being spoken to
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