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"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

_ the pointed weapon which is shot from a bow
A'RTICLE, _s._ a part of speech; a single clause of an account; term
ARTI'CULATE, _v.a._ form words; speak as a man; draw up in articles;
make terms
A'RTIFICE, _s._ trick; fraud; stratagem; art; trade
ARTIFI'CIAL, _a._ made by art; not natural
ARTI'LLERY, _s._ weapons of war; cannon; great ordinance
A'RTISAN, _s._ professor of any art
ASCE'NDANCY, _s._ influence; power
ASPE'RSE, _v.a._ bespatter with censure or calumny
A'SPIC, _s._ the name of a small serpent
ASSA'ILANT, _s._ one that assails
ASSE'MBLY, _s._ a company met together
ASSE'RT, _v.a._ to declare positively; maintain; to defend either by
words or actions; claim
ASSIDU'ITY, _s._ diligence
ASSI'MILATE, _v.a._ bring to a likeness; turn to its own nature by
digestion
ASSISTANCE, _s._ help
ASSISTANT, _s._ a helper
ASSI'ZE, _s._ a jury; any court of justice; the ordinance or statute
ASSO'CIATE, _s._ a partner; a confederate; a companion
ASSU'RE, _v.a._ give confidence by a firm promise
ASTO'NISHMENT, _s._ amazement
ASTRO'NOMY, _s._ the science of the motions, distances, &c. of the stars
A'THEISM, _s._ the disbelief of a god
ATHE'NIAN, _s.


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