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muster |
a formal military gathering to examine or test soldiers |
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mucky |
wet dirt or mud |
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tartan |
a traditional Scottish cloth pattern of stripes in different colors and widths that cross |
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spluttering |
to make a series of short, loud noises like the noises of someone who is struggling to breathe |
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banister |
a structure like a fence with a bar on top that is built along the side of stairs |
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presumed |
to think that something is true without knowing that is true |
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presumed |
to think that is true without knowing that is true |
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desolate |
lacking the people; plants, animals, etc. that make people feel welcome in a place |
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restrictions |
a law or rule that limits or controls something |
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courgettes |
british for zucchini |
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foreseeable |
being such as may be reasonably anticipated |
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priorities |
the condition of being more important than something or someone else and therefore coming or being dealt with first |
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greengrocers |
a person who works in or owns a store that sells fresh vegetables and fruit |
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commandants |
an officer who is in charge of a group of soldiers in the military |
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inscription |
words that are written on or cut into a surface |
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conviction |
the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime |
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efficiency |
the ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy: the quality or degree or being efficient |
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complementing |
add to (something) i’m a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect |
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clambered |
to climb or crawl in a awkward way |
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ergo |
therefore; hence |
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insolent |
rude or impolite; having or showing a lack of respect for other people |
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inability |
the quality of easily becoming angry or annoyed |
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discarding |
to throw (something) away because it is useless or unwanted |
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peckish |
slightly hungry |
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reverberated |
to continue in a series of quickly repeated sounds that bounce off a surface (such as a wall) |
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frenzied |
very exited or upset |