Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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

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plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

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showing who or what does the action

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English architect (1723-1796)

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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

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absence of light or illumination

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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

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United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)

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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

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informal intensifiers

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the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

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a young female

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plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

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plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

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not accessible to view

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

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showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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lighted by moonlight

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)

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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

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worried and uneasy

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love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

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United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

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activities associated with sexual intercourse

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someone who causes the death of a person or animal

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plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

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(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

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

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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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

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

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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how something is done or how it happens

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which person or people

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