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Chapter I
_Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M. AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC. ETC. "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it." JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."”
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
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From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
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From this reading JOHN F. SHAW AND CO., LTD., _Publishers,_ 3, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FOR ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY;" "IN THE DASHING DAYS OF OLD;" "ON TO THE RESCUE;" ETC.
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From this reading _Two Sailor Lads._ GORDON STABLES, M.D., C.M.
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From this reading "The story of my life, Even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it."
