used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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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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AtlantanounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
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boardin
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bounceverbUS /baʊns/
spring back; spring away from an impact
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bulbnounUS /bʌlb/
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
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chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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electrolier
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divisible by two
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at any time
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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hadn't
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HoffmannounUS /ˈhɔːfmən/
United States sculptor (1887-1966)
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I'll
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on condition that; in the event that
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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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LEEnounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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Lee-Peyton
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incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
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marshmallowsnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃmeloʊz/
plural of “marshmallow” — spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
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by chance
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needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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go across or through
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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Pratt
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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in accordance with truth or fact or reality
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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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rose-shaded
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an educational institution
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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yielding readily to pressure or weight
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a person, without saying who
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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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sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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plural of “tale” — 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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an acknowledgment of appreciation
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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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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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make an effort or attempt
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change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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Vee
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versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
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how something is done or how it happens
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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you'll
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