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MR. MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE. Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour. The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences. Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
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From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
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From this reading Not large sums, but shillings, half-crowns, and so on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The charge was that he had obtained money by means of false pretences.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oliver Mankell was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
