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TALE FOR BOYS. WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET. _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D. 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_: "The Talisman: a Tale for Boys."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:”
An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
From this reading “"The Talisman: a Tale for Boys."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:”
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading TALE FOR BOYS.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TALE FOR BOYS.
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
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From this reading TALE FOR BOYS.
An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
From this reading "The Talisman: a Tale for Boys."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _District Clerk's Office._ BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty fifth day of June, A. D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading WAIT, GREENE & CO.--13, COURT STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
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From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1829, in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America, WAIT, GREENE & CO. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, _to wit_:
