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"form": "external",
"tags": [
"positive"
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},
{
"form": "more external",
"tags": [
"comparative"
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},
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"superlative"
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},
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{
"text": "Both internal and external stairs need to be modified to allow wheelchairs into the building."
},
{
"text": "There are many influences upon the child external to life in school."
},
{
"text": "I wondered if there were any external pressures that led your husband to make the change."
},
{
"text": "Other sources of external debt arise where non-residents purchase local bonds."
}
],
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"Something that is external is not on the inside."
],
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"word": "outside"
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"ipa": "/ɛksˈtɝ.nəl/",
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"text": "Both internal and external stairs need to be modified to allow wheelchairs into the building."
},
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"text": "There are many influences upon the child external to life in school."
},
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"text": "I wondered if there were any external pressures that led your husband to make the change."
},
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"text": "Other sources of external debt arise where non-residents purchase local bonds."
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