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AFLOATadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BoardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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placed in a grave
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centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
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ChumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
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CUPPLES
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Dartaway
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DiamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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ETC
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FinelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GridironnounUS /ˈɡrɪdaɪərn/
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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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 small worthless amount
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LEONnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
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MEXICOnounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
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monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
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MOTORnounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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OVERLANDadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlænd/
traveling or passing over land
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for each
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Polly
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postpaidadjective
used especially of mail; paid in advance
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the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
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RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
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RANGER'SnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
possessive form of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
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RivalsnounUS /ˈraɪvəlz/
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
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an educational institution
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SCHOOLDAYSnoun
the time of life when you are going to school
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Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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StirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
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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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not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
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Having little thickness or extent.
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a line or route along which something travels or moves
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a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
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VICTORIESnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
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WrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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