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FRANK R. STOCKTON. New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading “TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.”
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From this reading “TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading FRANK R. STOCKTON.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
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From this reading New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading FRANK R. STOCKTON.
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons.
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons.
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From this reading FRANK R. STOCKTON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GOOD GIANTS, DWARFS, AND FAIRIES This Book _IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Frank R. Stockton, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading New York.
