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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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factors

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈfæktəz/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.

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“The factor of the trading post bought the furs.”

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