1882
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anchorsnounUS /ˈæŋkərz/
plural of “anchor” — a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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capsnounUS /kæps/
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
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made or become different in nature or form
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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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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a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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FootnotesnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
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hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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InconsistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
displaying a lack of consistency
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the literary culture
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being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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respectiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪv/
considered individually
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retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
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sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
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situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
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uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
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uppercasenoun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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