used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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to or in a foreign country
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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matters of personal concern
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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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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axisnounUS /ˈæksəs/
a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
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an unofficial association of people or groups
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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a youthful male person
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candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
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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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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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envelopesnounUS /ˈenvəloʊps/
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
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EquatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
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ETC
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EXPATRIATESnounUS /ekˈspeɪtrieɪts/
plural of “expatriate” — a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
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having an (over)abundance of flesh
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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where you live at a particular time
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a specific instance of feeling hopeful
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how
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illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INFANTRYnounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
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arousing or holding the attention
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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JARDINES
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JIMMIE
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JIMMIESnoun
bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
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JUNIORnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
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lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
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a unit of instruction
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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LORING
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
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produced by a manufacturing process
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a female domestic
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engage in
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a vaguely specified concern
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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touching and supported by a surface
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orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
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revolvesverbUS /riˈvɑːlvz/
third-person singular of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
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rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading She made the Equator out of a black rubber band such as you put around fat envelopes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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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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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the display of a motion picture
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(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
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the season of growth
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put, fix, force, or implant
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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
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of the kind already mentioned
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takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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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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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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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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employed in accomplishing something
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in the company of; together with
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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the person or people being spoken to
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