11
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From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
8
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From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
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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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Atkins
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
utter a sudden loud cry
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downheartedadjective
filled with melancholy and despondency
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entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
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at any time
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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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a young female
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye, Piccadilly!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
It's
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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LTD
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
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used to form the superlative
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NEWNES
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not any; not one
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No-o-o
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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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Piccadilly
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From this reading Good-bye, Piccadilly!
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
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a general conscious awareness
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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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Southampton
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plural of “story” — 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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StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Tipperary
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From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
Tommy
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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 waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go, It’s a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know!
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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in the company of; together with
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set down in writing in any of various ways
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