1905
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From this reading Published June, 1905.
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
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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Berwick
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a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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cyclonenounUS /sɪˈkloʊn/
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
ETC
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a fortified military post where troops are stationed
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inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Published June, 1905.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
LOUDON
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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Norwood
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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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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
possession of controlling influence
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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PROPHETnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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SMOKYadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
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SPECTREnounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
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behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
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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STRANGER-PEOPLE'S
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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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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The place reminded him then and later of the storm centre of a cyclone.
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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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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in or at the place that
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