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Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained: Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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the past participle of “be”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
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From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
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From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
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From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
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From this reading Shakspeare and Shakespeare Minot and Minott The Hindoos are more serenely and thoughtfully religious than the Hebrews.
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From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The following alternate spellings were noted, but retained:
