Chapter I · Chapter 1

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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later than; following

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touching and pressing; in opposition to

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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

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)

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

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weapons considered collectively

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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a line of approach

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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

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long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

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

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds

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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

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a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings

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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter

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several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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the act of drawing spatially closer to something

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an institution created to conduct business

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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

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treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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displaying numbers rather than scale positions

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thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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a native or inhabitant of Egypt

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of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons

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

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plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

to travel for the purpose of discovery

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a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem

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more distant in especially space or time

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mat together and make felt-like

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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading After wandering through a labyrinth of halls, he finally found it on the second floor.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading After wandering through a labyrinth of halls, he finally found it on the second floor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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set up or found

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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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an ornamental facade

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plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading After wandering through a labyrinth of halls, he finally found it on the second floor.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

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plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

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diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

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the literary culture

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a room where books are kept

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A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

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the time period between dawn and noon

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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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according to the clock

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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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denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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plural of “page” — 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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a collection of objects laid on top of each other

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a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

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systematic investigation to establish facts

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of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading After wandering through a labyrinth of halls, he finally found it on the second floor.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts

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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

for a short time

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

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From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

a male human offspring

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a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading A few steps farther on, a stairway led down to one of the side entrances; for the building could be entered from any of the four bounding streets.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

the words of something written

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

from one end or side of something to the other

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

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moved around an axis or center

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=B92-232-31280846&view=toc Author of "Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son" D. Appleton and Company New York To A.V.L.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

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migratory

From this reading After wandering through a labyrinth of halls, he finally found it on the second floor.

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

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

at the time that

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

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

From this reading "Then ... the arms crushed him against the stone breast" _Frontispiece_ "Suddenly she felt him coming, and turned" 56 It was shortly after ten o'clock one morning when Ezra Simpkins, a reporter from the _Boston Banner_, entered the Oriental Building, that dingy pile of brick and brownstone which covers a block on Sixth Avenue, and began to hunt for the office of the Royal Society of Egyptian Exploration and Research.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

From this reading See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=B92-232-31280846&view=toc Author of "Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son" D. Appleton and Company New York To A.V.L.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=B92-232-31280846&view=toc Author of "Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son" D. Appleton and Company New York To A.V.L.