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1500
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
3
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
abbreviations
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The abbreviations used in this book are:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
blackletter
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
book
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
circa
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
common
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
de
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
e-book
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
eg
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
expanded
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
fascimile
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
font
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
inside
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
known
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
letter
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From this reading *Macron over the letter.
m
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
Macron
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From this reading *Macron over the letter.
made
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
many
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
meaning
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
missing
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
most
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
n
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading *Macron over the letter.
parenthesis
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
printing
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
rendered
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
reprint
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
transcribed
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
type
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
used
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From this reading The abbreviations used in this book are:
uses
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
usually
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From this reading The most common one, usually meaning missing "n" or "m" after the letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
Worde
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
Worde's
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.
Wynkyn
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From this reading The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprint of the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.
x
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From this reading The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type 3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered inside parenthesis, eg., {x}.