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Text List: 120 Most Frequent Words – Shorthand PDF on Word Lists page

a about after all also am an and any are as at back be because been before being but by came can can’t cannot come coming could day did do does doing done down each even find first firstly for found from get give/n giving go going good great greater greatest had has have he her herself him himself his how however I if in into is it it’s its itself just knew know like little long longer longest look made make man many may me men might more most mostly much must my myself new no not now of on one oneself only or other our ours ourself ourselves out over own owned owner person personal said say saying says see seen she should so some such take than that the their them themselves then there these they thing think this those thought through time to two up us use very want wanted was way we well were what when where which who whom will with woman women work would year you your yours yourself yourselves (177 words)

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Text List: 150 Common Words – Shorthand PDF on Word Lists page

about act acted acting action active actively activity actor acts actual actually add added adder adding addition additional additionally additive adds aforesaid after afters afterwards again against air aired airing airline airs airy almighty along alongside also altogether animal animals another anyway anywhere appointment around ask asked asking asks at away awhile back backed backer backing backs backup backwards before beforehand beforetime began begin beginner beginning begins belittle belittled below between big bigger biggest both boy boyfriend boyhood boyish boys by came causal causative cause caused causeless causer causes causeway causing change changeable changed changeless changeover changes changing day daylight days daytime depict did didn’t differ differed differing differs does don’t done down downhill downright downwards each elsewhere end ended ending endless ends even evening evenly evenness evens every everyone everything everywhere export exported exporter father 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welcomer welcoming well welled well-known wells went were weren’t where whereabouts wherever while whiling whilst wilful wilfully will willed willing willingly wills woman women work worked worker working works world worldly worlds worldwide write writes writing written wrote (714 words)

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Text List 850 Basic English – Shorthand PDF on Word Lists page

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Text List: Shorthand Perpetual Calendar – Shorthand PDF on Downloads page:

(a) Calendar - Diary:

afternoon airport anniversary apartment appointment approximately arrange arranged arrangements ask asked attend attended aunt auntie baby bank birthday book booked booking brother buy bought call called cancel cancelled car card celebrate celebrated celebration check checked church collect collected college conference confirm confirmed dad day daytime deadline delay delayed deliver delivered dentist doctor drive drove due early email emailed enquire enquired enquiry evening exam examination expect expected father fetch fetched find found finish finished flight friend garage get got gotten grandfather grandmother hear heard home homework hospital house interview interviewed journey late later letter mail mailed make made Master Miss meet meeting met message morning mother Mr Mrs mum next night night-time note noted nurse nursery office order ordered organise organised parcel party pay paid payment phone phoned post posted pre-school present ready receive received remember remembered remind reminder request requested reservation reserve reserved return returned ring rang school see saw send sent service serviced shop shopped shopping sister soon sort sorted start started take took taxi teacher telephone telephoned text texted ticket train trip tutor uncle urgent visit visitor walk walked wedding write wrote Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday January February March April May June July August September October November December (203 words)

(b) Calendar - Weather:

afternoon anticyclone atmosphere atmospheric average becoming better bitter bitterly black ice blizzard blowy blue blustery breeze breezy bright brighten changeable chilly clear clearing cloud cover cold colder continuing cool cooler cyclone damp damper dangerous dangerously dark darker dawn decrease developing dew dewy downpour drier drift drifted drizzle drought dry dusk east easterly eastern evening fine flash flood fog foggy followed by forecast foul freeze freezing fresh frost frosty frozen gale gale-force glaze gloomy gradually grey gust gusty hail hailstones hailstorm hard haze hazy heat heatwave heavier heavy high high pressure higher hoarfrost hot hotter hottest humid humidity hurricane ice icicle icy improve improved improving increase intermittent later less light lighten lightening lightning low lower melt melted midday mild milder mist misty mizzle moderate moderately more morning muggy night noon normal north northerly northern overcast overnight patchy period pleasantly precipitation prolonged rain raining rainy rapid rapidly risk risk of rumble settled shower showery significantly sky sleet sleety slight slightly slippery slowly slush smog snow snowed snowfall snowflake snowing snowstorm snowy soft south southerly southern sticky storm stormy strong sudden sun sunshine temperature thaw thawed thawing thermometer thunder thundered tornado typhoon unsettled unusual unusually usual usually violent visibility warm warmer warning weak weakening weather week west westerly western wet wetter widespread wind winds windy wintry worse worsen (215 words)

(c) Calendar - Notes on Outlines:

afternoon anything attainment become becoming capable careful carefully character characteristic danger destruction emailed English evening fatal favoured favourite firmly formally freezing frozen futile gradually greatly high higher hire human humane individual individually insensibility insensible insensibly interested interesting juxtapose juxtaposition knowledge learned learnèd mailed manuscript maximum minimum Misses moderate moment month Mrs necessary neglect neglected never next nothing object objected overcome overcoming peculiar peculiarly pleasant pleasing practice practiced practise practised pressure rattan received rotten rotting routine routing satisfaction shorthand snowy stranger sunny time together unnecessary unpleasant week writing written (88 words)

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Text List: Flying Fingers Poster – Shorthand PDF on Downloads page

ambitiously assiduously boldly carefully cheerfully dependably eagerly everywhere flowingly happily hawk-like judiciously legibly meticulously neatly perfectly pleasurably quickly rapidly sanguinely sharply smoothly thoughtfully tirelessly unerringly unhesitatingly usefully voraciously willingly wisely zealously (31 words)

Text List: Queen's Broadcasts – Shorthand PDF on Dictation page:

(a) Queen - Children's Hour 1940

a about adventures Africa airmen all am America and are as at Australia away be bear because before behalf best better both but by can Canada care cheerfulness children children’s come comes companions continually countries country courage danger different difficult do end evening everyone experience father fathers feel find finish for forget forgetting friends from full gallant give God going gone good goodnight had happier happy have having help home homes hosts hour I in is it just kind kindly know leading leave life like living lot love luck make many Margaret means message miles most mother mothers much must my myself new not of often old on our overseas own parts peace people picture place quite relations remember Rose sadness sailors same say seeing send separated share shared side sights sister so soldiers sort south speaking states still sure surroundings sympathy talked thank that the their these think thinking this those thousands time to today tomorrow too travelled true truthfully trying United us victory visits want war wartime we welcome welcomed well what when who will wishes wishing with won’t world would you your Zealand (186 words)

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(b) Queen’s 21st Birthday Speech 1947

a able about accomplish accomplished act Africa after ago ahead all alone also although am among an ancestors ancient and anxieties any are as at battle be been before begin behind belong belonging birthday bless books born borne brings British Brooke burden but by bygone came can cannot Cape carry certainly challenges cheerfully childhood come coming commonwealth continent country courage danger daunted day days dearly declare dedication deeply defence devoted did difficulties do done earth elders Empire England especially Europe even every everywhere example exertions faith family father's feel finer first for forefathers forward fought free friends from give given glorious glory go God good grander grateful great greatest greet grown had happy hardships has have heart heirs help her here herself high history home homes honour hope hour I if imperial in influence inspiration inventions invite is it its itself join joy just kind knightly know lands language left less let liberty life light like listening live lived lives long looming love lovely made make manhood many matched may me men messages miles more most motto moved much multitudes must my myself nation nations noble none not nothing now of off older oldest on one opportunity or our ourselves out parents pay peace people peoples Pitt place possible powerful price privilege prosperous protect proud quiet quite race read ready representative resolution Rhodesia round Rupert same save saved say saying science second see sent serious serve service seven shall share short should shoulders simple sister six so solemn some South speak standing strength stretch subjects such suffered support sure surely take taken terrible than thank thanked that the their them there these they thing things think thinking this those thoughts thousand thousands throne through time to today together town travelled twenty-first undertook unfailingly unless unwavering up us very vow war was we welcome well were what whatever when where wherever whether which who whole whom will William willing wish with womanhood women won words worked world world-wide would years you young youngest your youth (334 words)

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(c) Queen's Christmas Broadcast 1957

abandon achieved administer advance advantage afraid again ageless ago all also always am amicably an and another any are around arrangements arrive as aside at away battle battlefield battles be because been believe best blessing both bring broadcast brotherhood build building built but by can Canadian cannot carelessly carry case caused certainly changes changing cherish Christmas close Commonwealth corruption could counted countries country courage critical cynics day days decide Denmark destroy devotion different difficult difficulty direct discard do done during each easy efforts else encourage enjoyment enthusiasm entirely everything everywhere example face familiar family feel few figure films first foolishness for formalities fought France friends from fun fundamental future gather get Ghana give God's goodwill got grandfather great greatness guided had happy has hate have head heart him his history hither hold home homes honest honestly hope how husband I ideals if imagine in inevitable into inventions is islands it joined just justice kind kindly kings know landmark largely last laws lead leadership least led life like lines lives long lose losing lost loyalty machinery made make makes Malaya managed many marks may me meaningless medium men message messages minutes moment monarch morality more Mr much my nations need needed never new newspapers no-one not now October of often old on once opened or Ottawa our outworn overwhelmed own paid Parliament peace peacefully people peoples personal pilgrimage Pilgrim's Progress place Portugal possible pride principles public qualities queens rather read really received religion remote repent representative respect rewarder right round say scars see seem self-governing self-interest self-restraint set shall should show skill so soldiers some someone something sovereign special speed stand status strength subtle succeed successor sure surprised sword take television that the their these they things this those though throw thrown time times to today together touches tribute tried trouble true trust truth two unable United States of America unthinking up upright us valiant very visits was watch we welcome welcomed were what where wherever which who whose why will wish with without withstand witness women wonderful words worked world would year years yet you young your (347 words)

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