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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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in addition
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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surrounded by; in the company of
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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annexedverbUS /ˈænekst/
past form of “annex” — take (territory) as if by conquest
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspirantsnounUS /ˈæspərənts/
plural of “aspirant” — an ambitious and aspiring young person
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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showing who or what does the action
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CORRESPONDENCEnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading MY CORRESPONDENCE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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every day; without missing a day
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datesnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
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the time during which someone's life continues
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etc
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etymologynounUS /ˌetəˈmɑːlədʒi/
a history of a word
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relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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mat together and make felt-like
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a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
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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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plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the literary culture
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and nothing more
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY CORRESPONDENCE.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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make available or accessible, provide or furnish
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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orthographynounUS /ɔːrˈθɑːɡrəfi/
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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the local environment
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
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post-office
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poultry-trade
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gradual improvement or growth or development
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prosodynounUS /ˈprɑːsədi/
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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on the contrary
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samplesnounUS /ˈsæmpəlz/
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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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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specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
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syntaxnounUS /ˈsɪntæks/
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
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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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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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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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twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in the company of; together with
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not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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