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bitten	a past participle of bite.
bled	the past tense and past participle of bleed.
blew	past tense of blow².
blown	past participle of blow². [1/3 definitions]
bore⁴	past tense of bear¹.
born	past participle of bear¹ with meaning connected with birth. [1/3 definitions]
borne	past participle of bear¹ with meaning connected with carrying, supporting, or enduring.
bought	past tense and past participle of buy.
bred	past tense and past participle of breed.
broke	past tense of break. [1/2 definitions]
broken	past participle of break. [1/5 definitions]
brought	past tense and past participle of bring.
built	the past tense and past participle of build.
burnt	a past tense and past participle of burn.
bury the hatchet	to make peace; forget past conflicts.
by	beyond; past. [2/10 definitions]
bygone	gone by; former; past.
came¹	past tense of come.
caught	past tense and past participle of catch.
chose	past tense of choose.
chosen	past participle of choose.

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