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1. approach, v. View full entry c1305
...intr. To come nearer (relatively), or draw near (absolutely), in space....
2. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
3. B, n. View full entry c1000
...The second letter of the Roman alphabet, ancient and modern, corresponding, in position and power, to the Greek Beta, and Phœnician and Hebrew Beth, whence also its form...
4. beggar, n. View full entry a1250
...One who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing....
5. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
6. blank, n. View full entry 1480
...A small French coin, originally of silver, but afterwards of copper; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English. According to Littré,...
7. blue, adj. and n. View full entry c1300
...Of a colour of the spectrum intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or deep sea on a clear day....
8. chamber, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A room or suite of rooms in a house, typically one allotted to the use of a particular person, a private room; (in later use) esp. a bedroom, typically on...
9. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
10. convey, v.1 View full entry a1300
...trans. To go along with (any one) on his way for the sake of company; to accompany in token of courtesy or honour, or as an escort; to set forward or...
11. cross, v. View full entry c1340
...trans. To crucify. Obs....
12. death, n. View full entry c888
...The act or fact of dying; the end of life; the final cessation of the vital functions of an animal or plant....
13. dog, n.1 View full entry OE
...A domesticated carnivorous mammal, Canis familiaris (or C. lupus familiaris), which typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractile claws, and a barking, howling, or...
14. duty, n. View full entry 1297
...The action and conduct due to a superior; homage, submission; due respect, reverence; an expression of submission, deference, or respect....
15. economy, n. View full entry ?1440
...The management or administration of the material resources of a community, discipline, or other organized body; the art or science of managing such resources. Freq. with modifying word....
16. emergency, n. View full entry a1631
...The rising of a submerged body above the surface of water; = emergence1. Now rare....
17. escort, n. View full entry 1579
...Mil. A body of armed men accompanying a traveller or travellers (whether for protection or surveillance, or as a mark of honour), or serving as a guard or convoy for baggage,...
18. fall, v. View full entry c890
...intr. To drop from a high or relatively high position. Const. †in, into, to, on, upon; also, to the earth...
19. flaming, adj. View full entry ?a1400
...That flames; in flames or on fire, as a combustible; esp. in flaming sword....
20. flesh, n. View full entry a800
...The soft substance, esp. the muscular parts, of an animal body; that which covers the framework of bones and is enclosed by the skin. raw flesh...
