A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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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 Story of a Happy Childhood.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading A Story of a Happy Childhood.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of a Happy Childhood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading See http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chapbks&CISOPTR=213&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 WOODBINE-ARBOR; Or the Little Gardeners.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading A Story of a Happy Childhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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which person or people
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading WOODBINE ARBOR; OR THE LITTLE GARDENERS.
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
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From this reading Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York.
