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Chapter I
_Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc. PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself. His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.”
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
not any; not one
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading His history must be set down in full, from beginning to culmination, from delicate flowering to opulent fruitage, from early obscurity to later fame.
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From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of_ The Mississippi Bubble, 54-40 Or Fight The Purchase Price, Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One John Rawn is to be the hero of this pleasing tale; no ordinary hero, as you might learn did you make inquiry of himself.
