used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AbbenounUS /ˈæbi/
a French abbot
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Acadiannoun
an early French settler in the Maritimes
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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a positive feeling of liking
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
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Berwick
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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Blomidon
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Briart
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showing who or what does the action
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CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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an institution created to conduct business
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(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
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placed crosswise
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading George E. Fenety, Esq.
Esqnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading George E. Fenety, Esq.
esteemnounUS /əˈstiːm/
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
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FellowshipnounUS /ˈfeloʊʃɪp/
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
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Fenety
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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
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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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HonouredverbUS /ˈɑːnərd/
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
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how
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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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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
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Lamson
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the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
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long-arcaded
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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meadow-lands
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come together
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Mer
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MinasnounUS /ˈmiːnəs/
plural of “mina” — tropical Asian starlings
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NarrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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Norwood
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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ProvincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
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possessing material wealth
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RiversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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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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Seigneurnoun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This Story of a Province among whose Honoured Sons he is not least distinguished is dedicated with esteem and affection Where the Five Rivers flow down to meet the swinging of the Minas tides, and the Great Cape of Blomidon bars out the storm and the fog, lies half a county of rich meadow-lands and long-arcaded orchards.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
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swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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tidesnounUS /taɪdz/
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading This Story of a Province among whose Honoured Sons he is not least distinguished is dedicated with esteem and affection Where the Five Rivers flow down to meet the swinging of the Minas tides, and the Great Cape of Blomidon bars out the storm and the fog, lies half a county of rich meadow-lands and long-arcaded orchards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This Story of a Province among whose Honoured Sons he is not least distinguished is dedicated with esteem and affection Where the Five Rivers flow down to meet the swinging of the Minas tides, and the Great Cape of Blomidon bars out the storm and the fog, lies half a county of rich meadow-lands and long-arcaded orchards.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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in or at the place that
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belonging to which person
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in the company of; together with
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Wolffe
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