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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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cannot
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certain
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character
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corrected
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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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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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encountered
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end
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follow
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footnotes
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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handling
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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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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Minor
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moved
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note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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paragraph
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Please
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preparation
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referenced
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regarding
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represent
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see
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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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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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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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transcriber's
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two
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typographical
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version
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volume
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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