the form of “be” used with “I”
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ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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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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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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dearly loved
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
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cause to move by pulling
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envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
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the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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about to be mentioned or specified
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HATHauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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an artist of consummate skill
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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and nothing more
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to a great degree or extent
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musenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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belonging to the person speaking
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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not one and not the other of two
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not any; not one
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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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an expression of approval and commendation
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SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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of the kind already mentioned
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summingverbUS /ˈsʌmɪŋ/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary 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 to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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UTnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
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versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
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used to ask for information about something
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WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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WILLIAM
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writingsnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋz/
the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
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