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Chapter I
WURTEMBERG. _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents. To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome? Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein? "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.”
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
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From this reading _From the EXAMINER, August 2d._ "The title-page of this agreeable little volume sufficiently commends its pleasant contents.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
which person or people
From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To whom, old or young, will it not be welcome?
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From this reading "It was a good notion, that of perpetuating these clever productions by means of daguerreotype and wood-engraving.
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From this reading WURTEMBERG.
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From this reading Who has not, young or old, seen, laughed at, revisited, and brought away, pleasant recollections of the Stuffed Animals from the Zollverein?
