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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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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admitsverbUS /ədˈmɪts/
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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Agnes
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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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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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bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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earlier than; in front of
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bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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cross-mated
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the time during which someone's life continues
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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Dudley
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dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
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every person
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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fussyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌsi/
annoyed and irritable
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hadn't
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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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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hist'ry
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HORNEDadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/
having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
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how
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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 message received and understood
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
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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JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
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judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
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plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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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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lambrequins
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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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prefer or wish to do something
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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lumbernounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Montclair
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more'n
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used to form the superlative
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a form of address for a man
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a form of address for a married woman
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Mumford
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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NAVYnounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
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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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nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
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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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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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the one or ones belonging to us
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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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an organization to gain political power
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
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Simms
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the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
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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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a special situation
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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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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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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upstateadverbUS /ˈʌpˈsteɪt/
in or toward the northern parts of a state
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Vee
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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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at the time that
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which person or people
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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in the company of; together with
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inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
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yacht-cruisin
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the person or people being spoken to
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you're
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