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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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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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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lacking funds
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showing who or what does the action
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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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girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
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grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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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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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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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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meditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
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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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pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
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in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
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remonstrancenoun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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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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Ridgemont
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scholarlyadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːlərli/
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
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an educational institution
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shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
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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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a person whose occupation is teaching
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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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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trebleadjectiveUS /ˈtrebəl/
having or denoting a high range
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underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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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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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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in the company of; together with
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