used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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the form of “be” used with “I”
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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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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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
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CommissionernounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/
a government administrator
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an institution created to conduct business
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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CustomsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
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a female human offspring
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dearly loved
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Doran
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decreasing in amount or degree
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
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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 nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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give help or assistance; be of service
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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the aggregate of past events
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Hodder
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https
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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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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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having or showing profound knowledge
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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Margaret
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joined in matrimony
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My name is Margaret, called after my father's mother; my father said that the word Margaret means a pearl, so he gave me the pet name "Pearl."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading My name is Margaret, called after my father's mother; my father said that the word Margaret means a pearl, so he gave me the pet name "Pearl."
mongrelnoun
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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belonging to the person speaking
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
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petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading My name is Margaret, called after my father's mother; my father said that the word Margaret means a pearl, so he gave me the pet name "Pearl."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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for that reason; with the result that
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Stoughton
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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
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express a supposition
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exchange thoughts; talk with
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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 for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
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in the company of; together with
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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading My name is Margaret, called after my father's mother; my father said that the word Margaret means a pearl, so he gave me the pet name "Pearl."
a late time of life
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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