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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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all
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become
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bold
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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caps
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changed
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characteristics
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Characters
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double
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empasized
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frequently
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given
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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improved
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inner
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Italic
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italics
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many
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Non-printable
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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off
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period
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quotations
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quotes
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readability
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replaced
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set
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shows
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single
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small
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spelling
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standardized
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text
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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transliteration
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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words
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written
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