Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

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with affection

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the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

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prior to a specified or implied time

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in addition

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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one or some or every or all without specification

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in or near a particular place or position

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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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an institution created to conduct business

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a courteous or respectful or considerate act

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the child of your aunt or uncle

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inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

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a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

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English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

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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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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

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an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

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the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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to a great degree or extent

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belonging to the person speaking

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

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touching and supported by a surface

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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United States golfer (born in 1929)

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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

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put an end to a state or an activity

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the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

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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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express in words

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a member of a senate

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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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caught or fixed

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a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

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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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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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elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)

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the act of using

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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a fabric made from the hair of sheep

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