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GINGER-SNAPS. BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c. LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO. MDCCCLXX. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading GINGER-SNAPS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading MDCCCLXX.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY FANNY FERN, AUTHOR OF "FERN LEAVES,"--"FOLLY AS IT FLIES," &c.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by GEORGE W. CARLETON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
