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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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one or some or every or all without specification

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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

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showing who or what does the action

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being or placed in the center

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transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

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an institution created to conduct business

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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

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approval

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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

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the quality of being dishonest

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third-person singular of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

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qualified for by right according to law

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all things; all of a situation

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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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a contest with rules to determine a winner

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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the quality of being honest

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From this reading Hughie, RAH-RAH.”

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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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

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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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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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From this reading Hughie, RAH-RAH.”

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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the state of being held in high esteem and honor

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sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

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income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

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past form of “savor” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

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an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

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having a supporting base

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used to introduce the second part of a comparison

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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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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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spotlessly clean and fresh

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

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which person or people

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belonging to which person

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in the company of; together with

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a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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