used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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in addition
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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AuthenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
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Bibliothèque
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showing who or what does the action
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Clouet
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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crayonnounUS /ˈkreɪɑːn/
writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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EngravingsnounUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋz/
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
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following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading FOURTH DAY.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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gentleman'snounUS /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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ten 10s
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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Margaret
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Nationale
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Navarre
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NewlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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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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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
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preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
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ProloguenounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
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the act of punishing
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the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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SAINTSBURY
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Seventy-threeadjective
being three more than seventy
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that is looked for
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the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
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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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TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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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 before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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which person or people
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wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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in the company of; together with
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XXXIadjective
being one more than thirty
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