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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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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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capitals
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Charlotte
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Co
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Copyright
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corrected
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errors
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few
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Gilman
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hyphenation
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inconsistent
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italics
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kind
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marked
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Maynard
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NOTE
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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Perkins
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permission
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poems
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printing
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publishers
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reprinted
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retained
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shown
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small
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Songs
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spelling
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Suffrage
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tangible
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text
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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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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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underscores
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UPPERCASE
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Variant
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Verses
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version
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very
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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words
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World
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