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- verb archaic Past participle of
know
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Examples
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There is another weight needfull to be knowen, which is the weight of Wardhouse, for so much as they weigh all their drie fish by weight, which weight is the Baesemar, as they of Russia doe vse, notwithstanding there is another sorte in it: the names of those weights are these: the marke pound, the great pound, the weie, and the shippond.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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There is another weight needfull to be knowen, which is the weight of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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May 23, 2009 at 12: 56 AM ya im knowen for this one becsae i always have freaking huge closed-air headphones on so even when im not playing music i can still can't hear people. eagles500
Use Unplugged Earphones To Avoid Pesky Interruptions | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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These poor actors have to make something out of some of the worst dialogue for a major TV show ever written. "24" was never knowen for great writing, but it seems the writers are grasping at a way to make the situations new and different, even though we've seen it all before.
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This cajeta is how Dulce de Leche or manjar we say, but is more knowen by Dulce de Leche.
A Mexican sweet treat | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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Look, here he writes, 'By number, a way is had, to the searching out and understanding of every thyng, hable to be knowen.'
Neoplatonism Young Geoffrion 2009
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What was your reaction if you had knowen someone is bringing missles in order to attack your house directly while you are cahtiing and sending these sort of “clever comments”.
The Sudan Airstrike Mystery - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Example: “Ye knowen wel that euery lusty knight, / that loueth paramours and hath his might / Were it in Engelond or elliswhere / They wold hir thankes wilnen to be there.” ‘hir’ is a ME form of ‘their’ re: pragmatics: When an antecedent is semantically male, male pronouns are used.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Spurious Grammatical “Rules” of Every Sort Are My Abhorrence 2009
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May 23, 2009 at 12:56 AM ya im knowen for this one becsae i always have freaking huge closed-air headphones on so even when im not playing music i can still can't hear people.
Use Unplugged Earphones To Avoid Pesky Interruptions | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Look, here he writes, 'By number, a way is had, to the searching out and understanding of every thyng, hable to be knowen.'
Archive 2009-01-01 Young Geoffrion 2009
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