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By BILL NYE. (EDGAR W. NYE.) Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye. --Bret Harte. With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
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used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.”
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading By BILL NYE.
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From this reading --Bret Harte.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By BILL NYE.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading (EDGAR W. NYE.)
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
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From this reading --Bret Harte.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading By BILL NYE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
above and across; more than
From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
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From this reading (EDGAR W. NYE.)
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What the name might imply: But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, by J.H. SMITH.
