Chapter I

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

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

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earlier than; in front of

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

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

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a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The Camp at the Headwaters IV.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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the act of drawing spatially closer to something

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past form of “devastate” — cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

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

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a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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plural of “headwater” — the source of a river

From this reading The Camp at the Headwaters IV.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

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

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

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

From this reading The Leaning Tower III.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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moving to the inside of something

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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Camp at the Headwaters IV.

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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inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

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departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading The Leaning Tower III.

the work of cutting down trees for timber

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a strip of land projecting into a body of water

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

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plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

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line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

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pull back or move away or backward

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not used up

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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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the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I. The Teacher and the Freak of the Strange Thoroughbred II.

a person whose occupation is teaching

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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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a well-bred person

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

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

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a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading The Leaning Tower III.

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a track or mark left by something that has passed

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

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which person or people

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United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

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