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16
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1863
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2
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44
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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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advertising
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all
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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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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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brackets
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Cambridge
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contains
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e-text
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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edition
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ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
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F
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five
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footnotes
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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free-standing
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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illustrations
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inline
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introductory
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material
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nine-volume
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notes
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Numerals
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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original
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pages
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plays
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produced
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publisher's
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Q
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Shakespeare
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shown
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subscripts
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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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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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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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Volume
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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written
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