particle separation

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transformational grammar a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby particle separation

particle accelerator, particle beam, particle beam weapon, particle board, particle physics, particle separation, particle velocity, parti-colored, parti-coloured, particular, particular affirmative

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