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3233990476	absorb	verb; To absorb something is to take it in or soak it up. A sponge can absorb water, a brain can absorb information, and an activity can absorb your time. If something absorbs your attention, it holds your attention completely. (The adjective absorbed means "deeply interested or involved.")	0
3233993528	brood	noun or verb; As a noun, brood refers to a family of young animals or children. It is most often used to refer to a group of young birds that all hatched at the same time. As a verb, brood means to sit on your eggs and incubate them	1
3233997340	cacophony	noun; A mix of harsh, loud, unpleasant sounds that makes you want to block your ears: that's cacophony.	2
3234004227	flax	ax is a type of plant. It is made into the fabric called linen. People and certain animals eat the seeds of flax, which are called	3
3234007765	groggily	Groggily is the adverb form of the adjective groggy, which means confused or foggy-headed	4
3234010617	mercenary	noun; A mercenary is a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army. Soldiers who are not mercenaries often fight out of loyalty to their country or for a cause. A mercenary, on the other hand, fights only to get paid.	5
3234012496	musket	noun; A musket is a type of long gun that soldiers used from the 16th to 18th centuries, before the invention of the rifle.	6
3234017683	rapt	adjective; Rapt means "showing complete delight or interest." If you are watching something with rapt attention, you are completely focused on it—even carried away by it.	7
3234025272	witching	noun; This old-fashioned expression refers to the time of night when creatures such as witches, demons, and ghosts are believed to be at their most powerful. Today, witching hour is usually used as a synonym for midnight.	8