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Chapter I
THE TINY PICTURE BOOK. THE TINY PICTURE BOOK. G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN. APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree. A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.”
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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 A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading THE TINY PICTURE BOOK.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading THE TINY PICTURE BOOK.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TINY PICTURE BOOK.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading THE TINY PICTURE BOOK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading A naughty boy once tried to steal From off his neighbor's bough; But sad to hear, adown he fell, And is a cripple now.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading APPLES so round, and bright, and red-- O, how I love to see; They look so tempting as they hang Upon the green old tree.
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
