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PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. TO E. K. N. "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!" William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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 William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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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 William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading TO E. K. N.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
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From this reading TO E. K. N.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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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 William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
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From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO E. K. N.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading "Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!"
which person or people
From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him.
