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1. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
2. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
3. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
4. 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....
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. 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...
7. 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...
8. madam, n. View full entry c1300
...A form of respectful or polite address (substituted for the name) originally used by servants in speaking to their mistress, and by people generally in speaking to a woman of high rank;...
9. main, n.1 View full entry OE
...Physical strength, force, or power. Now only in with might and main: see might1b....
10. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
11. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
12. mannish, adj. and adv. View full entry eOE
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of the human species; human. Now arch....
13. many, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Used distributively with a singular noun or pronoun (formerly sometimes with plural concord)....
14. 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...
15. me, pron.1, n., and adj. View full entry eOE
...As direct object of a verb (originally accusative)....
16. message, n. and adj. View full entry c1300
...The business entrusted to a messenger; the carrying or delivery of a communication; a mission, an errand....
17. mind, n.1 View full entry OE
...The state of being remembered; remembrance, recollection. Chiefly in phrases....
18. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
19. miss, v.1 View full entry OE
...intr. To go wrong, make a mistake, err. In Old English impers. with dative of person. In later use (occas.) refl. (Eng. regional). Now also...
20. mistress, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A woman who has charge of a child or young person; a governess. Obs....
