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
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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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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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BlankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
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fearless and daring
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showing who or what does the action
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COQUETTEnoun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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CriticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
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denotedverbUS /dɪˈnoʊtəd/
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
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eliminatedverbUS /ɪˈlɪməneɪtɪd/
past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out
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be identical or equivalent to
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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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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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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LOVERSnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
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NOCTURNEnoun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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plural of “page” — 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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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
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replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
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SEPTEMBERnounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
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SHOPSnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
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plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
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a detailed critical inspection
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SWINNERTON
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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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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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uppercasenoun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
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VariationsnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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in the company of; together with
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