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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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AppletonnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a small vessel for travel on water
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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make by combining materials and parts
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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an institution created to conduct business
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inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
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diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
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etc
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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HuntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
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I've
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interestedly
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IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
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junknounUS /dʒʌŋk/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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produced by a manufacturing process
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engage in
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
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a form of address for a man
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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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not one thing; not anything
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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others
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PalmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
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PaulingnounUS /ˈpɔːlɪŋ/
United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)
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inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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for that reason; with the result that
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a male human offspring
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SpicenounUS /spaɪs/
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
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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
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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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male cat
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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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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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