882:). Their antonyms (absent and undue) and variations of due (overdue, post-due) can be placed in either position. These two words are among the least varied from the original Anglo-Norman and Old French terms, reflected in modern French, themselves all close to common Latin original forms. A third is used in locating places and in mainly dated use for complex objects:
659:. Without the preposition the formula is even more intuitive in replies. Examples pointing: "Which of the greyhounds do you like?" "Dogs this big." "A dog that weighty would definitely fit the bill." "A dog that tall to match my friend's." Examples figuratively: "A dog so fast it could win at the track".
965:, it strongly connotes "dedicated" or "reliable", and by use of the heavily conditional "should be" it denotes that, otherwise, as in the second sentence, it denotes the far more commonly used meaning in the 21st century of "at fault" or "guilty" unless the qualifying word
3059:
2314:
Very widely replaced with "treasure", "treasure" under a particular Act or "treasure subject to the law of treasure trove", originally pronounced closer to trové, a basic Old French pronunciation for found.
742:
Officers ready to be deployed...Passengers happy to leave...Tourists sad to leave...Team ecstatic with their performance...Solutions likely to work...City large enough...Rocket fast enough
2234:
This rule does not necessarily apply to phrases with postpositives that have been rigidly fixed into names and titles. For example, an
English speaker might say "Were there two separate
531:, prepositive adjectives are the norm (attributive adjectives normally come before the nouns they modify), and adjectives appear postpositively only in special situations, if at all.
202:
being attached to the noun rather than the adjective. This pattern holds for most postpositive adjectives, with the few exceptions reflecting overriding linguistic processes such as
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by the 1970s, or just one single organization?". Other phrases remain as they are because they intrinsically use a plural construction (and have no singular form), such as
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meaning, referring to an inherent property of the object (the stars that are visible in general). Quite a significant difference in meaning is found with the adjective
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Certain individual adjectives, or words of adjectival type, are typically placed after the noun. Their use is not limited to particular noun(s). Those beginning
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Sometimes a noun with a postpositive modifier comes to form a set phrase, similar in some ways to the set phrases with postpositive adjectives referred to
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Titles of books, films, poems, songs, etc. commonly feature nouns followed by postpositive adjectives. These are often present or past participles (see
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adjective is not final. Such phrases are common in speaking and in writing save for the reflexive which is a bit stark but common in fiction. Examples:
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1888:(in that, for example, the plural ending will normally attach to the noun, rather than at the end of the phrase). Some such phrases include:
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In particular instances, however, such languages may also feature prepositive adjectives. In French, certain common adjectives, including
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before an old substantive word can be equally seen as adverbial modifiers (or nouns/pronouns), intuitively expected to be later (see
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The adjective "adjacent" is occasionally used postpositive to signify a conceptual and vague relation, such as "politics adjacent".
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Christianity and translations of similar Abrahamic religious concepts: Christ/love/life everlasting, the devil/evil incarnate,
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The postpositive in the second sentence is expected to refer to the stars that are visible here and now; that is, it expresses a
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868:). Certain other adjectives with a sense similar to those in the foregoing categories are customarily found postpositively (
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Followed by verbs in the infinitive form for some adjectives, mainly as to size, speed, emotions and probability. Examples:
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In some phrases, a noun adjunct appears postpositively (rather than in the usual prepositive position). Examples include
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to follow, rather than precede, the noun it modifies. The following example is from
Italian, French and Spanish:
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When an adjective can appear in both positions, the precise meaning may depend on the position. E.g. in French:
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All adjectives are used postpositively for qualifying them precisely. The user follows the set formula:
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besides adjectives. Some kinds of modifiers tend to precede the noun, while others tend to come after.
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Adjectives must appear postpositively in
English when they qualify almost all compound and some simple
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Adjectives may undergo a change of meaning when used postpositively. Consider the following examples:
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predicate. The prepositive in the first sentence may also have that sense, but it may also have an
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of expressions with postpositive adjectives or other postpositive modifiers, the pluralizing
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Recognizing postpositive adjectives in
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Adjective that occurs immediately after the noun or pronoun that it complements
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from foreign languages that commonly use postpositives, especially
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1586:. Phrases which reverse the normal word order are quite common in
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English which feature postpositive adjectives. They are often
161:, and any adjective may be a predicate adjective if it follows a
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90:, etc.), the postpositive placement of adjectives is the normal
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The Onion (satire): "William Safire Orders Two
Whoppers Junior"
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Other common cases where modifiers follow a head noun include:
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260:, postpositive adjectives are the norm: it is normal for an
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With some such expressions, there is a tendency (by way of
744:; can precede equally if compounded with hyphens. Example:
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position; a postpositive adjective may occur either in the
130:) and certain fixed grammatical constructions (e.g. "Those
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In professional or honorary titles: ambassador-designate,
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Frequently used noun — more usually in plural form
1992:), as well as many names of foods and dishes, such as
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Names of military operations and equivalent, such as
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warrant officer one, chief warrant officer two, etc.
173:(postpositive attribute in predicate of clause) and
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2117:Names of scientific projects and the like, such as
1873:; other languages may use different word order. In
169:(postpositive attribute in subject of clause), but
1369:used to distinguish namesake parents and children.
1001:In culinary arts with foods, drinks, and recipes:
167:monsters unseen were said to lurk beyond the moor
1892:With a noun followed by a prepositional phrase:
671:When it is wished to modify adjectives using an
184:for a compound expression. For example, because
177:(predicate adjective in postpositive position).
171:the children trembled in fear of monsters unseen
1551:or (when used as a name suffix) — as in "
1328:: Code Amber, Code Black, Code Orange, Code Red
2039:Identifying numbers (with or without the word
1334:and other appellations, usually including the
175:the monsters, if they existed, remained unseen
2490:
8:
2227:can be used as a third person present tense
963:can you direct me to the responsible people?
746:We need numbers of ready-to-deploy officers.
110:midnight") as well as phrases borrowed from
102:and poetic uses (e.g. "Once upon a midnight
2326:"Meet Ambassador-designate Edgard D. Kagan"
2606:
2497:
2483:
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188:is a postpositive adjective in the phrase
2305:In most places simply called a Patent now
2132:Plurals of expressions with postpositives
655:, or, casually to evoke an affected air,
636:. (or verb/preposition and continuation)
1122:, proof positive, times/centuries past,
754:
611:
555:some/any/no/every...thing/one/body/where
2280:
1475:— as in "roses and tulips galore"
1278:In certain set names of organizations:
2367:Bromwich, Jonah Engel (16 July 2019).
2324:Malaysia, U. S. Embassy (2023-12-29).
2288:
2286:
2284:
1467:— as in "athlete extraordinaire"
2215:is considered the correct form) and *
7:
1848:, come after the nouns they modify:
1435:— as in "two penguins abreast"
1419:— as in "fun and games Ă gogo"
2369:"Why Is Everything 'Adjacent' Now?"
920:is named after a famous astronomer.
910:is named after a famous astronomer.
706:Set compounds and near variations.
511:In many other languages, including
1949:With an adverbial particle from a
1912:is a Latin prepositional phrase),
1542:— as in "the Cold War redux"
14:
1922:is a French prepositional phrase)
1792:Other postpositive noun modifiers
1633:
1598:, as with "fiddlers three" (from
1522:— as in "the queen regnant"
1459:— as in "a bishop emeritus"
2080:
1885:
1881:language they follow the noun.)
1483:— as in "demons incarnate"
1427:— as in "buildings ablaze"
776:any way/anyhow, some way/somehow
764:infinitive of verb (i.e. to...)
224:In certain languages, including
1292:Church Universal and Triumphant
997:). Some examples appear below:
2219:(where the accepted plural is
1844:of location, etc., as well as
1816:, etc.) come before the noun.
1372:In terms kept in the original
667:Generally to these scenarios:
106:", as opposed to "Once upon a
1:
1667:Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1604:) or "forest primeval" (from
1514:— as in "a hero manquĂ©"
884:Sweden/the village/town/city
812:exhibit this behavior, as in
373:horse" (literally "the horse
344:horse" (literally "the horse
292:horse" (literally "the horse
2404:. Cambridge, Massachusetts:
2269:Preposition and postposition
1451:— as in "food aplenty"
1251:), and several referring to
993:(many legal terms come from
716:fruit ripe for (the) picking
2446:Internet Grammar of English
2294:English Grammar: An Outline
2207:as an error. Examples are *
2194:Plurals of French compounds
1443:— as in "arms akimbo"
1124:to trip the light fantastic
3374:
3332:Syntax–semantics interface
2144:(most commonly the suffix
2055:Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
1869:. (These remarks apply to
1308:Situationist International
213:
98:it is largely confined to
2450:University College London
2264:Plurals of compound nouns
1824:, the adjunct (modifier)
950:Can you direct me to the
940:Can you direct me to the
780:(in) no way, in every way
31:that is placed after the
2752:Exceptional case-marking
2402:The Syntax of Adjectives
2330:U.S. Embassy in Malaysia
2205:prescriptive grammarians
1560:Archaic and poetic usage
1326:hospital emergency codes
1202:prime minister-designate
1182:minister plenipotentiary
796:somehow; it was somehow
687:proud/full of themselves
134:to leave soon exited").
39:that it modifies, as in
1312:Socialist International
1300:Japan Airlines Domestic
1245:"dexter" and "sinister"
890:operating on the heart
830:reduced relative clause
450:dog (of a small breed)"
216:Branching (linguistics)
210:Occurrence in languages
2558:Initial-stress-derived
2112:Operation Desert Storm
2100:the Sisters Rosensweig
1532:Emperor Nero redivivus
1498:Martin Luther King Jr.
1338:before the adjective:
784:It was in some way(s)
720:ripe-for-picking fruit
712:easy-to-use technology
708:technology easy-to-use
615:(optional preposition)
61:prepositive adjectives
59:. This contrasts with
21:postpositive adjective
3069:Inclusive / Exclusive
1906:president pro tempore
1838:prepositional phrases
1796:Nouns may have other
1616:possessive adjectives
1590:, usually to fit the
1284:Amnesty International
1078:In some set phrases:
792:in some ways; it was
262:attributive adjective
143:postpositive position
57:all matters financial
25:postnominal adjective
2236:Weather Undergrounds
2108:Operation Barbarossa
1990:sergeant first class
1655:Brideshead Revisited
1639:Apocalypse Now Redux
1352:Ethelred the Unready
1344:Elizabeth the Second
1280:Alcoholics Anonymous
1247:(as in bend dexter,
1116:letters testamentary
961:Used prepositively,
463:dog (for its breed)"
2949:Relative subsective
2842:Regular / Irregular
2687:Andative / Venitive
2523:Abstract / Concrete
2296:, CUP 1988, p. 109.
2292:Rodney Huddleston,
2022:Oysters Rockefeller
1986:private first class
1966:Knights Hospitaller
1715:The Matrix Reloaded
1360:generational titles
1358:etc. Note also the
1348:Alexander the Great
1316:Weather Underground
1230:directorate-general
1118:, persons unknown,
1064:malice aforethought
1003:spaghetti bolognese
647:can be replaced by
557:, those; Examples:
551:indefinite pronouns
220:Head directionality
78:In some languages (
3358:Adjectives by type
2508:and their features
2506:Lexical categories
2373:The New York Times
2060:Call of Duty Three
2010:Chicken Tetrazzini
1982:airman first class
1944:Johnny-come-lately
1750:The Road Not Taken
1745:Prometheus Unbound
1727:Orpheus Descending
1721:Monsters Unleashed
1685:Hercules Unchained
1583:Flame Imperishable
1186:minister-president
1162:postmaster general
1146:professor emeritus
877:the first payment
849:the only decision
145:is independent of
3345:
3344:
3150:Casally modulated
3055:Formal / Informal
2944:Pure intersective
2894:Anti-intersective
2880:
2879:
2827:Preterite-present
2398:Cinque, Guglielmo
2174:attorneys general
1915:fish filet deluxe
1866:to whom you spoke
1828:comes before the
1767:Tarzan Triumphant
1739:Paradise Regained
1697:Jupiter Ascending
1496:) — as in "
1379:agent provocateur
1243:: with the words
1210:secretary-general
1073:persona non grata
987:loan translations
856:the worst choice
768:
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681:(noun/pronoun)...
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535:In modern English
112:Romance languages
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2170:attorney general
2119:Project Daedalus
2006:Cherries Jubilee
1846:relative clauses
1832:(modified noun)
1779:The World Unseen
1761:To a God Unknown
1703:The Life Aquatic
1673:A Dream Deferred
1570:things forgotten
1553:Barack Obama Sr.
1492:(when used as a
1340:Henry the Eighth
1336:definite article
1304:Ruritan National
1261:passant guardant
1234:director-general
1170:astronomer royal
1158:governor general
1150:attorney general
1104:heir presumptive
1092:corporation sole
930:individual-level
810:past participles
778:, as well as to
755:
683:anxious to leave
673:adjective phrase
612:
570:those well-baked
194:, the plural is
69:lucky contestant
46:attorney general
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2072:Shrek the Third
2034:duck a l'orange
1998:beef Wellington
1970:Knights Templar
1898:editor-in-chief
1857:all the people
1836:. By contrast,
1794:
1773:Time Remembered
1755:Sonic Unleashed
1691:House Beautiful
1679:Hannibal Rising
1644:Bad Moon Rising
1630:
1628:Titles of works
1578:dreams believed
1562:
1530:— as in "
1400:
1374:French language
1296:Generation Next
1198:president-elect
1166:surgeon general
1138:bishop emeritus
1128:time immemorial
1068:malice prepense
1059:locus classicus
977:There are many
975:
870:all the people
822:one of the men
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3076:
3071:
3066:
3060:Gender-neutral
3057:
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3047:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3025:Bound variable
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3019:
3013:
3012:
3010:
3009:
3004:
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2994:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2968:
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2888:
2882:
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2878:
2877:
2875:
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2869:
2864:
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2854:
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2829:
2824:
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2814:
2809:
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2779:
2774:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2754:
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2739:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2719:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2682:Ambitransitive
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2676:
2672:
2671:
2669:
2668:
2663:
2658:
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2643:
2638:
2633:
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2504:
2502:
2501:
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2487:
2479:
2473:
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2462:
2457:
2452:
2441:
2440:External links
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2392:
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2359:
2350:
2341:
2316:
2307:
2298:
2279:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2272:
2271:
2266:
2259:
2256:
2252:Workers United
2248:Brothers Grimm
2244:nachos supreme
2225:court-martials
2221:courts-martial
2217:court-martials
2213:queens consort
2209:queen consorts
2201:regularization
2184:, and that of
2133:
2130:
2129:
2128:
2125:
2115:
2104:
2094:Brothers Grimm
1994:Bananas Foster
1962:
1961:
1947:
1923:
1871:English syntax
1814:demonstratives
1793:
1790:
1709:A Love Supreme
1661:Chicken Little
1629:
1626:
1574:words unspoken
1568:effect, as in
1561:
1558:
1557:
1556:
1543:
1535:
1523:
1515:
1501:
1484:
1476:
1468:
1464:extraordinaire
1460:
1452:
1444:
1436:
1428:
1420:
1399:
1398:Set adjectives
1396:
1395:
1394:
1370:
1356:Nero Redivivus
1332:Regnal numbers
1329:
1322:
1320:Workers United
1288:Archive Global
1276:
1269:phoenix rising
1255:, as in eagle
1237:
1226:prince consort
1214:sergeant major
1174:princess royal
1154:consul general
1134:
1132:treasure trove
1120:pound sterling
1112:letters patent
1084:body corporate
1076:
1028:
1022:
974:
971:
959:
958:
948:
922:
921:
911:
842:the best room
772:
771:
770:
769:
766:
765:
762:
759:
749:
748:
738:
692:we need a box
664:
661:
642:
641:
638:
637:
634:
631:
626:
623:
616:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
509:
508:
465:
464:
451:
437:
423:
410:
397:
379:
378:
349:
320:
298:
297:
211:
208:
196:courts-martial
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3370:
3359:
3356:
3355:
3353:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3321:
3317:
3314:
3313:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3286:
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3282:
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3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3258:
3255:
3254:
3253:
3250:
3249:
3247:
3243:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3221:Interrogative
3219:
3217:
3214:
3213:
3211:
3209:
3205:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3188:Interrogative
3186:
3184:
3183:Demonstrative
3181:
3179:
3176:
3175:
3173:
3171:
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3161:
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3145:
3143:
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3133:
3132:Prepositional
3129:
3125:
3122:
3120:
3119:Strong / Weak
3117:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
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3087:
3085:
3084:Interrogative
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3067:
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3056:
3053:
3051:
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3043:
3041:
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3030:Demonstrative
3028:
3026:
3023:
3022:
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3018:
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3008:
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3000:
2998:
2997:Prepositional
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2993:
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2988:
2987:Interrogative
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2983:
2980:
2978:
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2973:
2970:
2969:
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2932:
2930:
2927:
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2917:
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2910:
2909:Demonstrative
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2891:
2889:
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2873:
2870:
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2798:
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2793:
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2788:
2785:
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2778:
2775:
2773:
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2760:
2758:
2757:Frequentative
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2753:
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2743:
2740:
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2728:
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2718:
2715:
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2708:
2705:
2703:
2700:
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2697:Autocausative
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2692:Anticausative
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2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
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2415:9780262014168
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2363:
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2270:
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2265:
2262:
2261:
2257:
2255:
2253:
2249:
2245:
2241:
2240:eggs Benedict
2237:
2232:
2230:
2226:
2222:
2218:
2214:
2210:
2206:
2202:
2197:
2195:
2191:
2187:
2183:
2179:
2175:
2171:
2167:
2166:battles royal
2163:
2159:
2155:
2151:
2147:
2143:
2139:
2131:
2126:
2124:
2120:
2116:
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2102:
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2096:
2095:
2090:Phrases like
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2084:
2082:
2078:
2074:
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2068:
2067:
2062:
2061:
2056:
2052:
2048:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2035:
2031:
2030:steak tartare
2027:
2023:
2019:
2018:Eggs Benedict
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2014:CrĂŞpe Suzette
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2002:broccoli raab
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1899:
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1894:mother-in-law
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1397:
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1392:
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1222:queen regnant
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1206:prince regent
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3284:Interjection
3257:Measure word
3040:Distributive
2934:Postpositive
2933:
2914:Intersective
2867:Unaccusative
2812:Performative
2782:Intransitive
2742:Ditransitive
2568:Noun adjunct
2455:Heading East
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1088:body politic
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