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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9574 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

return'dreturned

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it
762 times in 355 works
Consistency
94.1% (762 of 809)
Reach if approved
~851 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: returned
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
810 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
return (1)
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (762 changes in 355 works, 94.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 762)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … all this in earnest as he thought; and yet wee finde that hee afterwards return'dreturned to pursue him againe, and was once more by the experience of Davids innocencie …
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    … all this in earnest as he thought; and yet wee finde that hee afterwards return'dreturned to pursue him againe, and was once more by the experience of Davids innocencie …

    Edward Reynolds · Explication of Psalm 110 · p. 315 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Those beames return'dreturned, which had not long time shin'd,
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    Those beames return'dreturned, which had not long time shin'd,

    John Donne · Ignatius Conclave · p. 142 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … renounce their Heathen Licences, they chose rather to renounce their Creed and Saviour, and return'dreturned instantly to their indulgent Heathenisme. But to this experience, give me leave to add …
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    … renounce their Heathen Licences, they chose rather to renounce their Creed and Saviour, and return'dreturned instantly to their indulgent Heathenisme. But to this experience, give me leave to add …

    Richard Allestree · A Sermon Preached 31 December 1665 · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    In May 1668. he return'dreturned again with his Family from Whitchurch to Broad-Oke, which, through the good Hand …
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    In May 1668. he return'dreturned again with his Family from Whitchurch to Broad-Oke, which, through the good Hand …

    Matthew Henry · Life and Death of Philip Henry · p. 122 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Theſe are the Ten Tribes now return'dreturned, long loſt
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    Theſe are the Ten Tribes now return'dreturned, long loſt

    Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 66 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    So hearty thanks return'dreturned, oblige the giver,
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    So hearty thanks return'dreturned, oblige the giver,

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 58 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … outward groſs actual ſin after the renewal of faith and repentance, they have not return'dreturned again to commit the ſame ſin: when once a joynt is out, or a …
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    … outward groſs actual ſin after the renewal of faith and repentance, they have not return'dreturned again to commit the ſame ſin: when once a joynt is out, or a …

    Jeremiah Burroughs · Gospel Remission · p. 115 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … that he ſaw the Reverend Mr. Richard Vines in a corner, whereupon Mr. Calvinist return'dreturned. There is none here but hath a venerable Eſteem for that famous Divine, unleſs …
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    … that he ſaw the Reverend Mr. Richard Vines in a corner, whereupon Mr. Calvinist return'dreturned. There is none here but hath a venerable Eſteem for that famous Divine, unleſs …

    Isaac Chauncy · Neonomianism Unmasked · p. 74 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (46)

35 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 34 are listed here. 11 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Davids Heinous Sin, Hearty Repentance, Heavy Punishment A01341

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    Return'dReturned these welcome words, with voyce … mild…
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    Return'dReturned these welcome words, with voyce … mild…

    Thomas Fuller · Davids Heinous Sin, Hearty Repentance, Heavy Punishment · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Return'dReturned: at entrance of the Court he stands,
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    Return'dReturned: at entrance of the Court he stands,

    Thomas Fuller · Davids Heinous Sin, Hearty Repentance, Heavy Punishment · Open in the reader

The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand A25469

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    His Income, all Return'dReturned each Year above,
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    His Income, all Return'dReturned each Year above,

    Samuel Annesley · The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand · Open in the reader

An Exposition of the Song of Songs A27602

  • Printed
    … laſt in the Shulamite, as Solomon had undoubtedly Iſraelitiſh Wives, and in his Repentance Return'dReturned to them, c. 6. 12, 13.
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    … laſt in the Shulamite, as Solomon had undoubtedly Iſraelitiſh Wives, and in his Repentance Return'dReturned to them, c. 6. 12, 13.

    Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    The Spouſe Concerning the Ten Tribes newly Return'dReturned.
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    The Spouſe Concerning the Ten Tribes newly Return'dReturned.

    Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

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    Return'dReturned with little honour, and leſs gain
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    Return'dReturned with little honour, and leſs gain

    Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 101 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Return'dReturned with wondrous loſs, and honourleſs.
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    Return'dReturned with wondrous loſs, and honourleſs.

    Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 101 · Open in the reader

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

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    Return'dReturned unto her Mother Earth again,
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    Return'dReturned unto her Mother Earth again,

    Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 43 · Open in the reader

The Orphans Legacy A42922

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    … which is abatable, he ſhall not have allowance of that, but this ſhall be Return'dReturned as a Devaſtavit. Yea, if money be paid by an Executor upon an uſurious …
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    … which is abatable, he ſhall not have allowance of that, but this ſhall be Return'dReturned as a Devaſtavit. Yea, if money be paid by an Executor upon an uſurious …

    John Godolphin · The Orphans Legacy · p. 135 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

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    … Men to furniſh them; but before Eating time, the Houſe being voided, the Linnen Return'dReturned into their Folds again, and all her people Graſed on ſome few Diſhes. Out …
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    … Men to furniſh them; but before Eating time, the Houſe being voided, the Linnen Return'dReturned into their Folds again, and all her people Graſed on ſome few Diſhes. Out …

    John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 173 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

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    Return'dReturned and gratious purpose thus renew'd.
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    Return'dReturned and gratious purpose thus renew'd.

    John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

Paradise Regained A50931

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    Return'dReturned the wiser, or the more instruct
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    Return'dReturned the wiser, or the more instruct

    John Milton · Paradise Regained · p. 24 · Open in the reader

A Complete and Compendious Church History A52804

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    … Juſtice upon the Chief in the Tranſgreſſion, (about 3000 of the Ring-Leaders) Exod. 32. 20, 27, 28. Then Return'dReturned he up again unto God (as Angry as he was) to Intercede for thoſe …
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    … Juſtice upon the Chief in the Tranſgreſſion, (about 3000 of the Ring-Leaders) Exod. 32. 20, 27, 28. Then Return'dReturned he up again unto God (as Angry as he was) to Intercede for thoſe …

    Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 47 · Open in the reader

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    … he was) to Intercede for thoſe Calviſh-Idolaters the 2d. time, v. 30. and (though Return'dReturned back the ſame day with a ſad Anſwer, whereupon Iſrael is Humbled, Exod. 33. 3, 4.) The …
    With rule
    … he was) to Intercede for thoſe Calviſh-Idolaters the 2d. time, v. 30. and (though Return'dReturned back the ſame day with a ſad Anſwer, whereupon Iſrael is Humbled, Exod. 33. 3, 4.) The …

    Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 47 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … laſt Plot of the Devils in the Old Teſtament, was againſt the Church that Return'dReturned not with their Brethren out of Captivity, but continued (1) in Babylon, and (2) in Shuſhan …
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    … laſt Plot of the Devils in the Old Teſtament, was againſt the Church that Return'dReturned not with their Brethren out of Captivity, but continued (1) in Babylon, and (2) in Shuſhan …

    Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 256 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … his Office in Shuſhan again, Neh. 13. 6, 7. whoſe Back was no ſooner turn'd but all Return'dReturned into Diſorder again, (as Exod. 32. 8. Gal. 1. 6.) notwithſtanding their better purpoſes and promiſes, Neh. 10. 30, 39. he …
    With rule
    … his Office in Shuſhan again, Neh. 13. 6, 7. whoſe Back was no ſooner turn'd but all Return'dReturned into Diſorder again, (as Exod. 32. 8. Gal. 1. 6.) notwithſtanding their better purpoſes and promiſes, Neh. 10. 30, 39. he …

    Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 256 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … were Obedient to the Faith,] v. 7. We read in Ezra 2. 36, to 40. that 4289 Prieſts, &c. Return'dReturned from Babylon, and that number might well be Increaſed in Judea now: therefore [foreign] a …
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    … were Obedient to the Faith,] v. 7. We read in Ezra 2. 36, to 40. that 4289 Prieſts, &c. Return'dReturned from Babylon, and that number might well be Increaſed in Judea now: therefore [foreign] a …

    Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 376 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

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    … are more than bountiful as to Jeconiah, &c. when the other Rotten Figs never Return'dReturned (as the others did) but were caſt to the Dunghil, &c.
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    … are more than bountiful as to Jeconiah, &c. when the other Rotten Figs never Return'dReturned (as the others did) but were caſt to the Dunghil, &c.

    Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 639 · Open in the reader

A Token for Mariners A58039

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    … to Ride in.—But ſending out the Shallop again upon a diſcovery, before ſhe Return'dReturned, there aroſe a dreadful Storm that carried her immediately upon the Rocks, and ſtav'd …
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    … to Ride in.—But ſending out the Shallop again upon a diſcovery, before ſhe Return'dReturned, there aroſe a dreadful Storm that carried her immediately upon the Rocks, and ſtav'd …

    James Janeway · A Token for Mariners · p. 22 · Open in the reader

Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours A60135

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    (3dly.) Pity Thoſe who are not Return'dReturned to God, and Intereſted in this Forgiveneſs. p. 83.
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    (3dly.) Pity Thoſe who are not Return'dReturned to God, and Intereſted in this Forgiveneſs. p. 83.

    John Shower · Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours · Open in the reader

Iter Boreal 2 A66004

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    Return'dReturned, and threw the Houſe now out of door:
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    Return'dReturned, and threw the Houſe now out of door:

    Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 12 · Open in the reader

Works Volume 4 A70318

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    Tit. Return'dReturned] It is evident in the ſtory 2 Sam. 8. and 1 Chron. 17. that Davids victory over the …
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    Tit. Return'dReturned] It is evident in the ſtory 2 Sam. 8. and 1 Chron. 17. that Davids victory over the …

    Henry Hammond · Works Volume 4 · p. 176 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

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    … and Lauguage. And till this be I would Require none to believe, Miracles are Return'dReturned, and then indeed it will be undeniable.
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    … and Lauguage. And till this be I would Require none to believe, Miracles are Return'dReturned, and then indeed it will be undeniable.

    Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 90 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

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    Return'dReturned with little honour, and leſſe gaine,
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    Return'dReturned with little honour, and leſſe gaine,

    Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 97 · Open in the reader

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    Return'dReturned with wondrous loſſe, and honour leſſe.
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    Return'dReturned with wondrous loſſe, and honour leſſe.

    Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 97 · Open in the reader

History of the War with Indian Savages A88924

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    … the Arrival of the Enemy, ordering them to Return the Day following. The Scout Return'dReturned, into the very Mouth of the Enemy, that lay before the Garriſon; but the …
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    … the Arrival of the Enemy, ordering them to Return the Day following. The Scout Return'dReturned, into the very Mouth of the Enemy, that lay before the Garriſon; but the …

    Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 87 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

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    Return'dReturned quickly to their poſſeſſion.
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    Return'dReturned quickly to their poſſeſſion.

    Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 236 · Open in the reader

Lovewell Lamented N02274

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    … His Valour. And it's much to be Desired, that He, and all that are Return'dReturned from Piggwacket, to their own Houses, will consider and show what Great Things GOD …
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    … His Valour. And it's much to be Desired, that He, and all that are Return'dReturned from Piggwacket, to their own Houses, will consider and show what Great Things GOD …

    Thomas Symmes · Lovewell Lamented · p. x · Open in the reader

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    … in Battle, Such then as are Preserv'd in Military Expeditions and Engagements, and Safely Return'dReturned to their Families and Friends, are oblig'd to Study what they shall render to …
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    … in Battle, Such then as are Preserv'd in Military Expeditions and Engagements, and Safely Return'dReturned to their Families and Friends, are oblig'd to Study what they shall render to …

    Thomas Symmes · Lovewell Lamented · p. 22 · Open in the reader

Journal of a Voyage from Gibraltar to Georgia N03643

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    … Board the Amy. Catechiſed the Children. Din'd of a Dolphin. Preach'd to the Soldiers. Return'dReturned about Six. Read Prayers. Viſited the Sick. Interceded for Friends, and went to Bed …
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    … Board the Amy. Catechiſed the Children. Din'd of a Dolphin. Preach'd to the Soldiers. Return'dReturned about Six. Read Prayers. Viſited the Sick. Interceded for Friends, and went to Bed …

    George Whitefield · Journal of a Voyage from Gibraltar to Georgia · p. 36 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … board the Lightfoot, and afterwards din'd. Read Prayers, and preach'd on board the Amy. Return'dReturned about Five in the Evening to the Whitaker. Read Prayers and preach'd. Viſited the …
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    … board the Lightfoot, and afterwards din'd. Read Prayers, and preach'd on board the Amy. Return'dReturned about Five in the Evening to the Whitaker. Read Prayers and preach'd. Viſited the …

    George Whitefield · Journal of a Voyage from Gibraltar to Georgia · p. 40 · Open in the reader

Continuation of Journal During the Time Detained in England by the Embargo N03778

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    … Prison, and preached on the Trembling Jailor.—The Place was crouded, and many wept. Return'dReturned home with the Swedish Minister and old Mr. Tennent. Conversed of the Things of …
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    … Prison, and preached on the Trembling Jailor.—The Place was crouded, and many wept. Return'dReturned home with the Swedish Minister and old Mr. Tennent. Conversed of the Things of …

    George Whitefield · Continuation of Journal During the Time Detained in England by the Embargo · p. 124 · Open in the reader

Continuation of Journal from Arrival at Savannah to Leaving Stanford N03932

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    … l. 5s. for my little Ones, and obſerved a conſiderable Melting in the Congregation. Return'dReturned and ſupp'd at Mr. Royal's; was weak, very weak in Body, but refreſhed to …
    With rule
    … l. 5s. for my little Ones, and obſerved a conſiderable Melting in the Congregation. Return'dReturned and ſupp'd at Mr. Royal's; was weak, very weak in Body, but refreſhed to …

    George Whitefield · Continuation of Journal from Arrival at Savannah to Leaving Stanford · p. 93 · Open in the reader

Continuation of Journal from Savannah to Arrival at Rhode Island N03934

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    … l. 51 5s. for my little Ones; and obſerved a conſiderable melting in the Congregation. Return'dReturned and ſupped at Mr. Royal's; was weak, very weak in Body, but refreſhed to …
    With rule
    … l. 51 5s. for my little Ones; and obſerved a conſiderable melting in the Congregation. Return'dReturned and ſupped at Mr. Royal's; was weak, very weak in Body, but refreſhed to …

    George Whitefield · Continuation of Journal from Savannah to Arrival at Rhode Island · p. 72 · Open in the reader