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Under False Pretences: A Novel
Under False Pretences: A Novel

Chapter I

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See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
Prologue to the Story.
In Two Parts.
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Under False Pretences: A Novel

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
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Prologue to the Story.
Line 5
In Two Parts.

Learner Dictionary

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Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.”

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33035

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

according

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Act

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Agriculture

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Author

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Bryce

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Canada

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

canadiana

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

ECO

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

eight

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

eighty-nine

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Entered

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

etc

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

FALSE

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From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.

Foe

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

http

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

hundred

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

ItemRecord

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

Jacobi's

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Minister

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Novel

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

office

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

org

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

Parliament

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Parts

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From this reading In Two Parts.

PRETENCES

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From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.

Prologue

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From this reading Prologue to the Story.

Recall

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

See

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

Story

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From this reading Prologue to the Story.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

thousand

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Two

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From this reading In Two Parts.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.

Wife

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

William

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

www

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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.

year

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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.