how long something has existed
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in addition
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
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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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the two together, not just one
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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confirmedadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/
of persons; not subject to change
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consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
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gotten under control
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make right or correct
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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a flow of electricity through a conductor
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detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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all through a period, or at some point within it
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emphasizeverbUS /ˈemfəsaɪz/
to stress, single out as important
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either extremity of something that has length
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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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formatverbUS /ˈfɔːrmæt/
set (printed matter) into a specific format
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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marginsnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒənz/
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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near in time or place or relationship
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non-English
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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amounting to a large indefinite number
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obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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printer'snounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
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punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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reliablyadverbUS /rɪˈlaɪəbli/
in a faithful manner
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reproduceverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːs/
make a copy or equivalent of
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a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
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precisely, exactly
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(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
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past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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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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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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employed in accomplishing something
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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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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in or to any place at all
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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the words that are spoken
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