used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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terminate
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showing who or what does the action
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
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command with authority
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EducatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
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emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
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fileverbUS /faɪl/
record in a public office or in a court of law
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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set up or found
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guessesnounUS /ˈɡesəz/
plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HTMLnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːeˈmel/
a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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Hyphens
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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produced by a manufacturing process
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and nothing more
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
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retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
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the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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unclearadjectiveUS /ənˈklɪr/
poorly stated or described
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employed in accomplishing something
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versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the time that
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widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
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XML
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