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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ArgusnounUS /ˈɑːrɡəs/
(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
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in or near a particular place or position
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ATHENAEUMnounUS /ˌæθəˈniːəm/
a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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showing who or what does the action
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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compositornoun
one who sets written material into type
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courtesiesnounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsiz/
plural of “courtesy” — a courteous or respectful or considerate act
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creatingverbUS /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
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dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
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the specified day of the month
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discovered or determined by scientific observation
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dispensedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspenst/
distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
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distrustnounUS /dɪˈstrʌst/
doubt about someone's honesty
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don't
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editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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EdmontonnounUS /ˈedməntən/
the capital of the province of Alberta
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enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
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immediately past
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used to say something is possible but not certain
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belonging to the person speaking
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not any; not one
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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penetrationnounUS /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
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PRINTERnounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
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be shown or be found to be
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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interpret something that is written or printed
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soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
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of the kind already mentioned
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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 when the people doing the action are also its object
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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a source of difficulty
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something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
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the act of using
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having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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at the time that
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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in the company of; together with
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not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
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