used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Blackie
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BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
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showing who or what does the action
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CaribbeannounUS /kərˈɪbiən/
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
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the time during which someone's life continues
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plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
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mat together and make felt-like
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fiercenessnoun
the property of being wild or turbulent
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past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Blackie and Son Limited London Glasgow and Bombay It was one of those roasting days in the Caribbean, when, in spite of a steady trade wind, the air felt absolutely motionless, and the sea took on an oily surface from which the sun flashed in a thousand directions, in rays that seemed to have been lent some added fierceness by the reflection.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
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LimitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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not in physical motion
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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oilyadjectiveUS /ˈɔɪli/
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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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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Rainey
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raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
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a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
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roastingnounUS /ˈroʊstɪŋ/
cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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a male human offspring
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feeling a need to see others suffer
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Squelsh
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From this reading Squelsh!
Squishverb
walk through mud or mire
From this reading Squish!
make steady
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the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
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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 plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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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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the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
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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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at the time that
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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William
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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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