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aligned
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From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
all
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From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
breaks
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
centred
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From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
change
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converted
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From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
corrected
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
effort
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eight
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From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
errors
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
hyphenated
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
indented
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From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
indifferently
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From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
justified
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From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
line
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
made
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margin
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
modified
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From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
noted
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
original
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
page
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
possible
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preserved
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
printing
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
right-hand
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From this reading Right justified text is indifferently aligned in the original text; here all right justified text is aligned to the right-hand margin.
s
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From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
spaces
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From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
spelling
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From this reading The 'long s' has been converted, but none of the original spelling has been modified.
text
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
Typographically
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From this reading Typographically, effort has been made to change the text as little as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Text which was centred has been indented eight spaces from the left margin.
words
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From this reading * the original line breaks are preserved; * hyphenated words are not rejoined; * page breaks are noted (in the right margin); * printing errors are not corrected.
