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these
     1. det. plural of this
     2. det. Note: depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.
     3. pron. plural of this
books
     1. n. plural of book
     2. n. (pluralonly, accounting) Accounting records.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of book
     book
          1. n. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
                She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
                He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
          2. n. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
                I have three copies of his first book.
          3. n. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an object, used as a charge; as in the arms of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
          4. n. A major division of a long work.
                Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
                Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
          5. n. (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
                I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
          6. n. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
                a book of stamps
                a book of raffle tickets
          7. n. (theatre) The script of a musical.
          8. n. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
          9. n. A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
          10. n. (legal) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging t
          11. n. (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
          12. n. (poker slang) four of a kindWeisenberg, Michael (2000) . MGI/Mike Caro University. (ISBN, 978-1880069523)
          13. n. (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
          14. n. (sports) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
          15. n. (cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
          16. v. To reserve (something) for future use.
                I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
                I can book tickets for the concert next week.
          17. v. To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
                They booked that message from the hill
          18. v. (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
                The police booked him for driving too fast.
          19. v. (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
          20. v. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
                He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
          21. v. To record bets as bookmaker.
          22. v. (transitive, law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
                The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
          23. v. (intransitive, slang) To leave.
                He was here earlier, but he booked.
          24. v. (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past tense of bake
are
     1. v. second-person singular present of be
           Mary, where are you going?
     2. v. first-person plural present of be
           We are not coming.
     3. v. second-person plural present of be
           Mary and John, are you listening?
     4. v. third-person plural present of be
           They are here somewhere.
     5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
     6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
           To bid God's are.
           God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
     7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
     8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
wonderful
     1. adj. (now rare) Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
     2. adj. Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
           They served a wonderful six-course meal.
     3. adv. (dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent.
catalyst
     1. n. (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
     2. n. Someone or something that encourages progress or change.
           Economic development and integration are working as a catalyst for peace.
     3. n. (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
     4. n. (automotive) A catalytic converter.
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