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1
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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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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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capital
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caps
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changed
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e
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Endnotes
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exceptions
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F
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g
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grammar
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicated
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inline
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Italics
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letters
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lines
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low
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noted
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Numerals
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Original
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originally
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printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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retained
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SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
shown
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Small
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spelling
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Transcriber's
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WILLIAM
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From this reading THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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WORKS
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From this reading THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.