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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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attributable
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cannot
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certain
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character
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corrected
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cover
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delimited
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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domain
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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effects
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encountered
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end
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errors
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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handling
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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image
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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issues
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italic
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Italics
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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label
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letters
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library
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Minor
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modified
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note
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occluded
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Please
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preparation
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printer
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public
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regarding
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repaired
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represent
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reproduce
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see
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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text
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textual
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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title
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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transcriber's
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typographical
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version
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.
