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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Translator’s Preface The Nibelungen Lied (_Nibelungen_, name of an ancient royal race which possessed a great treasure; _lied_, song or ballad), one of the world’s greatest epics, made its appearance in the twelfth or thirteenth century, in South Germany.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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authorshipnounUS /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/
the act of creating written works
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balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Translator’s Preface The Nibelungen Lied (_Nibelungen_, name of an ancient royal race which possessed a great treasure; _lied_, song or ballad), one of the world’s greatest epics, made its appearance in the twelfth or thirteenth century, in South Germany.
showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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a period of 100 years
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CHICAGOnounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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eBook
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epicsnounUS /ˈepɪks/
plural of “epic” — a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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etc
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FerdinandnounUS /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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a person of German nationality
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GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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highest in quality
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ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Translator’s Preface The Nibelungen Lied (_Nibelungen_, name of an ancient royal race which possessed a great treasure; _lied_, song or ballad), one of the world’s greatest epics, made its appearance in the twelfth or thirteenth century, in South Germany.
LiednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
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produced by a manufacturing process
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McCLURG
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MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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Nibelungen
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
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capable of happening or existing
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PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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any competition
From this reading Translator’s Preface The Nibelungen Lied (_Nibelungen_, name of an ancient royal race which possessed a great treasure; _lied_, song or ballad), one of the world’s greatest epics, made its appearance in the twelfth or thirteenth century, in South Germany.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
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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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SchmidtnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
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SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
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a short musical composition with words
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the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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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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thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
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TranslatornounUS /trænˈsleɪtər/
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
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Translator's
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accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
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twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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not known
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UPTON
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
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