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    There is a great hole in the ground behind my house
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We covered the ground quite thoroughly at our meeting
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    What are her grounds for suing for divorce?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Filter out the grounds before drinking the coffee
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    The school's philosophy is grounded on the principles of Maria Montessori
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The purpose of the course is to ground students in basic mathematics