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pronunciation, used by some dictionaries in pronunciations to indicate that a vowel is short, as in \kŭt\ for cut
Citing passages from a text is one way to provide elaboration in an essay.
The reason why this would be your answer is because when you cite your source, it allows to person to go to the source to see more information about the quote you got, and not leave them empty handed. If you didn't cite you source, it would be considered plagiarism, and wouldn't allow the reader to get to know more about the quote and what happens.
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noun. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
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Sorry i just got this by looking it up (sorry if it's wrong)
