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From this reading First Impression, April, 1914 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO.
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From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOSTON, U. S. A.
ADAMSnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
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in addition
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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take a court case to a higher court for review
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the month following March and preceding May
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BeaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
a youthful male person
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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COLONIALadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
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an institution created to conduct business
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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
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without variation or change, in every case
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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the time during which someone's life continues
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dearly loved
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all through a period, or at some point within it
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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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etc
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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the aggregate of past events
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
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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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(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
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LakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
the force of workers available
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MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
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belonging to the person speaking
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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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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
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belonging to the speaker and others
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
PioneernounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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publisher'snounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
possessive form of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
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pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
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past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BOSTON, U. S. A.
the context and environment in which something is set
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SIMONDS
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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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
From this reading THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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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
From this reading BOSTON, U. S. A.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
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at the time that
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in the company of; together with
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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