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2
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4
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5
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500
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6
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8
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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also
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antique
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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boards
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CLASSICS
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crown
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d
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EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each volume with Frontispiece.
Edited
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Frontispiece
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From this reading Each volume with Frontispiece.
gilt
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gold-brown
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GREG
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grey
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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larger
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Like
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Lodge's
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M
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net
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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original
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paper
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parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
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perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
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persian
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quarter-bound
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Rosalynde
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s
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sets
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SHAKESPEARE
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Shakespeare's
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Small
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special
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subscribed
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tops
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velvet
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vo
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vol
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volume
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From this reading Each volume with Frontispiece.
W
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whole
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each volume with Frontispiece.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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