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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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
for the reason that
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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COWHAM
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EDRIC
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
HILDA
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY T. NOYES LEWIS, HILDA COWHAM, _&c._, _&c._ =Raphael Tuck & Sons L^{td}.
ILLUSTRATEDverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
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intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
LEWISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
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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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NETTLESnounUS /ˈnetəlz/
plural of “nettle” — any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
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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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NOYESnounUS /nɔɪz/
English poet (1880-1958)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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on one occasion
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
PLAITSnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plait” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
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possessing material wealth
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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td
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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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in or at that place or location
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
thriftyadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪfti/
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
TuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
precisely as stated
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
VREDENBURG
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
which person or people
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading London · Paris · New York= Once upon a time there was a very bad King who ruled over a very good country.
