162
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342
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366
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374
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8
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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consider or hold as true
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Berwick
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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Boyd
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bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
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COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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the act of making up your mind about something
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dismounted
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finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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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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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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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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of or relating to two people who are married to each other
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inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
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LOTHROP
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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Margaret
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From this reading "Margaret!"
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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belonging to the person speaking
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Norwood
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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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onsetnounUS /ˈɑːnset/
the beginning or early stages
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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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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exert pressure or force to or upon
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reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
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rescuernounUS /ˈreskjuːər/
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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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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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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judge or regard; look upon; judge
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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used to introduce two or more possibilities
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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in the company of; together with
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