used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
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breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
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without stop or interruption
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dearly loved
From this reading This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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a division of the United Kingdom
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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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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undertake a journey or trip
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plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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the land on which real estate is located
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the force of workers available
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try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
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plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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POLARadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
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characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
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realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
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royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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of the kind already mentioned
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teemingadjectiveUS /ˈtiːmɪŋ/
abundantly filled with especially living things
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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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VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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wombnounUS /wuːm/
a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
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everything that exists anywhere
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