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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anew
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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Burdon
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catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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cuttingsnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋz/
plural of “cutting” — the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
drummingnounUS /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/
the act of playing drums
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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
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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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Letham
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plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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produced by a manufacturing process
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a particular point in time
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a form of address for a married woman
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a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
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PEERAGEnounUS /ˈpɪrədʒ/
the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
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printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
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pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
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a person who is being chased
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interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Mrs. Letham, coming upon it as she idly turned over the newspaper at her breakfast, took a bang at the heart that for the moment made the print difficult to read.
RecoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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rustled
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a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
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the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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for that reason; with the result that
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subjoined
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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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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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from one end or side of something to the other
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “take” — carry out
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moved around an axis or center
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She read a third time and now pursued the lines to that subjoined paragraph written up from the "cuttings about Lord Burdon."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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precisely as stated
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set down in writing in any of various ways
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