128
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1913
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32
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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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ah
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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Berwick
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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
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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electrotyped
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ETARRE
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ETC
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people in general (often used in the plural)
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the state of being friends (or friendly)
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gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
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inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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become part of; become a member of a group or organization
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landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
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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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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
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Norwood
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OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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PELLEAS
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practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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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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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sat on a rock in the landscape and practised 32 Little by little she grew silent and refused to join in the games 128 But the minute folk left the room--ah, then!
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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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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a community of people smaller than a town
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