used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “be” used with “I”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or near a particular place or position
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atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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the supreme effort one can make
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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BOYHOODnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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a male with the same parents as someone else
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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an institution created to conduct business
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DAGOnoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
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DR
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Elsie
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ETC
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every person
From this reading Everybody in the house thinks that I am safe up-stairs in the little prison of a room that they made for me in the attic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody in the house thinks that I am safe up-stairs in the little prison of a room that they made for me in the attic.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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FULTONnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
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a movable barrier in a fence or wall
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GAVIN
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any creature of exceptional size
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GinnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
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destroyed or killed
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boys have gone to school, thank fortune, and little Elsie has been taken to kindergarten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boys have gone to school, thank fortune, and little Elsie has been taken to kindergarten.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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IncorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
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INSCRIBEDadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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KENTUCKYnounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
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kindergartennounUS /ˈkɪndərɡɑːrtən/
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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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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immediately past
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LINKEDadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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produced by a manufacturing process
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MAMMY'S
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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MEMORIESnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OLE
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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PHYSICIANSnounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
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PRANKSnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
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a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
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RESPECTFULLYadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
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Ring-tail
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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free from danger or the risk of harm
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an educational institution
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SCISSORSnounUS /ˈsɪzərz/
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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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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takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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express gratitude or show appreciation to
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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, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
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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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TORMENTnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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up-stairs
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belonging to which person
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in the company of; together with
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