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

From this reading Made in U.S.A.

plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer

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plural of “actress” — a female actor

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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

From this reading "All ready now!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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subject to appointment

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in or near a particular place or position

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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showing who or what does the action

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equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

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using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

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every person

From this reading In position, everyone!"

be a farmer; work as a farmer

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a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

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the side that is forward or prominent

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plural of “girl” — a young female

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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

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past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

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

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plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

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produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Made in U.S.A.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

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in motion

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "All ready now!

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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past form of “operate” — direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

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located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

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above your head; in the sky

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plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

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plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

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the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading In position, everyone!"

having great power or force or potency or effect

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with speed

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completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading "All ready now!

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Made in U.S.A.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

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Maintained an upright posture.

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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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

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(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

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

From this reading Made in U.S.A.

below or beneath something; less than

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during the time that

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plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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