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1. African, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...A native or inhabitant of Africa; a person of African origin (contextually = black African(a)black5a); spec. (in local usage) such a person as distinguished from...
2. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
3. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
4. alder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A European tree, Alnus glutinosa (family Betulaceae), common on riverbanks and damp woodland across the northern hemisphere, having rounded toothed leaves and bearing male catkins and woody female...
5. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
6. 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)...
7. book, n. View full entry 872-915
...A writing; a written document; esp. a charter or deed by which land (hence called bócland) was conveyed. Obs....
8. camel, n. View full entry c950
...A large hornless ruminant quadruped, distinguished by its humped back, long neck, and cushioned feet; it is nowhere found wild, but is domesticated in Western Asia and Northern Africa, in the arid...
9. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
10. 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....
11. egg, n. View full entry 805-31
...The (more or less) spheroidal body produced by the female of birds and other animal species, and containing the germ of a new individual, enclosed within a shell or firm membrane. ...
12. finch, n. View full entry a700
...A name given to many small birds of the order Passeres, esp. to those of the genus Fringilla or family Fringillidæ. to pull a finch...
13. fly, n.1 View full entry c950
...Any winged insect; as the bee, gnat, locust, moth, etc. Obs. Cf. 2–4 below, and butterfly...
14. freedom, n. View full entry eOE
...Exemption or release from slavery or imprisonment; = liberty1b....
15. grass, n.1 View full entry c725
...Herbage in general, the blades or leaves and stalks of which are eaten by horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Also, in a narrower sense, restricted to the smaller non-cereal Gramineæ (see...
16. grey | gray, adj. and n. View full entry a700
...The adjective denoting the colour intermediate between black and white, or composed of a mixture of black and white with little or no positive hue; ash-coloured, lead-coloured....
17. idle, adj. and n. View full entry c825
...Empty, vacant; void (of). Obs....
18. lady, n. View full entry eOE
...The female head of a household; a woman who has authority over servants, attendants, or slaves (now chiefly arch. or hist.). Cf. lady of the house1a(a)...
19. land, n.1 View full entry c725
...The solid portion of the earth's surface, as opposed to sea, water. Cf. firm landfirm8, dry land †occas. classed as...
20. live, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....