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very bad
very best
very certain
very dear
very good
very great
very late
very lately
very likely
very many
very much (m, ch)
very near
very probable
very rare
very seldom
very short
very shortly
very soon
very strong
very sure
very true
wants of mankind
was also
was always
was as good as
was asked
was another
was better
was done
was lately
was likely
was made
was many times (tms)
was meant
was mentioned
was never
was no doubt
was notwithstanding
was noticed
was nothing
was present
was received
was regular
was said
was seen
was sent
was so
was somewhere
was soon
was lately
was this
was then
was truly
was understood
(For phrases beginning
with we, see Paragraph 276)
well done
well known
well, now
well that
well, then
well, sir
were we
what amount
what ca(n) be
what ca(n)not
what could be
what could they
what could we
what could we do
what could we think
what do they
what do you what do you mean what do you think
what has been what has been done
what it has been what it is worth what is necessary what is right what may what may not what matter what means what might what must what position what say you what was what was the what way what would be whatever it may when do when do they when do you go when did when does it when have we when I am when I am able when I am inclined when that is
when these (vocalize these)
when they
when we do
when we have
when is this
when it has been
when it is
when it is done
when it is known
when it is necessary
when it may
when it was
when was
when we were
when were they
when will you (will downward)
when your
whenever it is
whenever it may
whenever that
whenever these (vocalize these)
whenever you whenever you are whenever you like whenever you will where are (are upward) where are they where are these where are we where did you where did you go
where do you live where do you reside where do you think where does it where does this where is this where have they where have we where have you where is that where we where we had where we have where we were where were where were they where were we whereas it is whereby you may whereby you ca(n) where another has been wherever it is whether you whether you have whether you may wherever you are wherever you ca(n) wherever you will which ca(n) which ca(n) be which could be which ca(n) not which ca(n) not be which could never which could not
which has been
which has never
which has not been
which has nothing
which has now
which is known
which is now
which is no doubt
which is nothing
which is not
which is not clear
which is not only
which is not possible
which is not intended
which makes
which many
which matters little
which matters not
which may
which might
which must
which perhaps
which seems
which seemed
which shall (shall upward)
which should
which some
which sure(ly)
which was
which was not
which was never
which you which you are which you ca(n) which you will
which you will perceive
while another
while they were
while this
who are
who ca(n) be
who could be
who came
who ca(n) not
who has been
who has done
who has had
who has nothing
who has not observed
who has it
when shall
who is it
who is this
who is to
who was it
who may
who said
who supposes
who make
who mean
who mean (to) be
who must
who know nothing
who said
who said so
who said there is
who therefore
who told him
who told that
who told them
who told you
who told your
who was not
who could not
who could not be
who would not have
who would not say
will be
will be found
will perhaps
will probably
will be said
will have
will you
with advantage
with his
with his own
with it
with its
with one
with one another
with one thing
with that
with them
with themselves
with this
with this understanding
with which
with which you are acquainted with your
with your permission with your sanction without doubt without his without his knowledge
without one without such without that without these (vocalize these)
without their without them without your
won't be won't notice won't they won't understand worthy member would be
would be sufficient would come would do would go would hope would have would it
would make would no doubt would know would mention
would never would not would not be would not have said would occasion would receive would rather would understand would say
would see (vocalize see) *yes, sir
yet another
yet have
you are
you are aware
you are certain
you are determined
you are never
you are ready
you are supposed
you ca(n) be
you ca(n) have
you may think
you may say • you made
you mean to
you mention
you might
you might not be you recollect you require you should you should be you should not you should do you will be you will be sorry you will be sure you will do right you will do wrong you will make you will no doubt you will remmber you will think you will understand young man young woman
*S3 is a more convenient sign for yes than Ys, especially in the very common phrase, Yes, sir.
 
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