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1. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
2. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
3. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
4. ant, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Any of various small insects constituting the family Formicidae of the order Hymenoptera, which typically live in complex social colonies, are usually wingless except for fertile adults in...
5. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
6. crop, n. View full entry a700
...A pouch-like enlargement of the œsophagus or gullet in many birds, in which the food undergoes a partial preparation for digestion before passing on to the true stomach; the craw....
7. duck, n.1 View full entry 967
...A swimming bird of the genus Anas and kindred genera of the family Anatidæ, of which species are found all over the world....
8. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
9. history, n. View full entry eOE
...A written narrative constituting a continuous chronological record of important or public events (esp. in a particular place) or of a particular trend, institution, or person's life. Common in the titles of...
10. I, pron. and n.2 View full entry eOE
...Used by the speaker or writer referring to himself or herself....
11. love, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A feeling or disposition of deep affection or fondness for someone, typically arising from a recognition of attractive qualities, from natural affinity, or from sympathy and manifesting itself in concern for the...
12. main, n.1 View full entry OE
...Physical strength, force, or power. Now only in with might and main: see might1b....
13. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
14. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
15. mannish, adj. and adv. View full entry eOE
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of the human species; human. Now arch....
16. many, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Used distributively with a singular noun or pronoun (formerly sometimes with plural concord)....
17. marrow, n.1 View full entry eOE
...The soft, fatty material contained in the cavities of bones, consisting chiefly of adipose and haematopoietic tissue, spec. as an article of food. In Med. now chiefly as...
18. me, pron.1, n., and adj. View full entry eOE
...As direct object of a verb (originally accusative)....
19. milk, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...A whitish fluid, rich in fat and protein, secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals (including humans) for the nourishment of their young, and taken from cows, sheep, etc., as an...
20. more, adj., pron., adv., n.3, and prep. View full entry eOE
...As a comparative corresponding in sense to great....
