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The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!" 333 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling." _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING. PROLOGUE.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “_To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.”
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading “The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"”
except for; apart from
From this reading “The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."”
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
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From this reading 333 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading 333 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading 333 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
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From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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except for; apart from
From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mantle of Napoleon 325 "God Save the King!"
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _To face p._ 126 "The Dumpling was making a desperate dash for liberty" " 190 "I fell back in incredulous horror" " 324 THE DUMPLING.
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
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From this reading In the Opium Den _Frontispiece_ "There peered through a broken pane of glass ... the white and wicked face of the Dumpling."
