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1. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
2. agreed, adj. View full entry 1409
...Of two or more parties: that are at one on a particular matter; being in agreement; holding the same view or opinion (about, †in, †of, ...
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. apprehend, v. View full entry a1398
...To lay hold upon, seize, with hands, teeth, etc. Also said of fire, and fig. of trembling, fear, etc. Obs. or arch....
5. apprehension, n. View full entry a1398
...The action of laying hold of or seizing (physically); prehension, grasping. rare....
6. art, n.1 View full entry c1300
...Skill in doing something, esp. as the result of knowledge or practice....
7. assimilate, v. View full entry 1578
...trans. To make like to, cause to resemble....
8. audit, n. View full entry 1435-6
...gen. A hearing, an audience; esp. a judicial hearing of complaints, a judicial examination. arch....
9. back, n.1 View full entry c885
...properly. The convex surface of the body of persons and vertebrated animals which is adjacent to the spinal axis, and opposite to the belly and most of the special organs. It...
10. beat, v.1 View full entry c885
...trans. To strike with repeated blows. to beat the breast: i.e. in sign of sorrow....
11. 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)...
12. blood, n. (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The red fluid flowing in the arteries, capillaries, and veins of humans and other vertebrates, carrying oxygen and nutrients to, and carbon dioxide and waste metabolites away from, the organs and tissues...
13. break, v. View full entry 851
...trans. generally....
14. breed, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. Said of a female parent: To cherish (brood) in the womb or egg; to bring (offspring) forward from the germ to the birth; to hatch (young birds) from the egg;...
15. bring, v. View full entry c950
...To cause to come along with oneself; to fetch. It includes ‘lead’ or ‘conduct’ (French amener) as well as ‘carry’ (French apporter); it implies motion towards the place...
16. business, n. View full entry OE
...Anxiety, solicitude, care; distress, uneasiness. Obs....
17. can, v.1 View full entry c1000
...trans. To know....
18. catalogue, n. View full entry a1464
...A list, register, or complete enumeration; in this simple sense now Obs. or arch....
19. chair, n.1 View full entry 1297
...A seat for one person (always implying more or less of comfort and ease); now the common name for the movable four-legged seat with a rest for the back, which constitutes, in...
20. challenge, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To accuse, bring a charge against, arraign, impeach. Also absol.Obs. (or ? dial.)...
