used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I've had some experience of it already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I was at school, it was our German mistress whom I loathed with a black and bitter hatred.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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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
From this reading When I was at school, it was our German mistress whom I loathed with a black and bitter hatred.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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can't
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classroomnounUS /ˈklæsruːm/
a room in a school where lessons take place
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dearly loved
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detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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Elizabet
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at any time
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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undergo or live through a difficult experience
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plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a person of German nationality
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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HanovernounUS /ˈhænoʊvər/
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
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the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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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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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I've
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From this reading I've had some experience of it already.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INCUBUSnoun
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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It's
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largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
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loathedverbUS /loʊðd/
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
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an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading When I was at school, it was our German mistress whom I loathed with a black and bitter hatred.
belonging to the person speaking
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an uneasy psychological state
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/
unequivocally detestable
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've had some experience of it already.
touching and supported by a surface
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belonging to the speaker and others
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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a human being
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plaitsnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plait” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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r-r-report
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readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
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a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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express in words
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an educational institution
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I've had some experience of it already.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
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express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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 before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tow-coloured
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employed in accomplishing something
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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clean by virtue of having been washed in water
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how something is done or how it happens
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at the time that
From this reading When I was at school, it was our German mistress whom I loathed with a black and bitter hatred.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I was at school, it was our German mistress whom I loathed with a black and bitter hatred.
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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