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                       continue


                       [kuh n-tin-yoo]
                       Spell Syllables
                       verb (used without object), continued, continuing.
                       1.to go on after suspension or interruption:
                       The program continued after an intermission.
                       2.to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend:
                       The road continues for three miles.
                       3.to last or endure:
                       The strike continued for two months.
                       4.to remain in a particular state or capacity:
                       The general agreed to continue in command of the army.
                       5.to remain in a place; abide; stay:
                       Let us continue in this house forever.
                       verb (used with object), continued, continuing.
                       6.to go on with or persist in:
                       to continue an action.
                       7.to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption:
                       He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.
                       8.to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
                       9.to say in continuation.
                       10.to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
                       11.to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legalproceeding


                       element


                       [el-uh-muh nt]
                       Spell Syllables
                       noun
                       1.a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which aw
                       hole may be resolved by analysis:
                       Bricks and mortar are elements of every masonry wall.
                       2.Chemistry. one of a class of substances that cannot be separated intosim
                       pler substances by chemical means. See also chart under periodictable.
                       3.a natural habitat, sphere of activity, environment, etc.:
                       to be in one's element; Water is the element of fish.






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