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Chapter VII
Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public. ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley. I remember hearing him speak at the “Non. Con.” Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.”
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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 Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
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From this reading Con.”
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember hearing him speak at the “Non.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
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From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
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From this reading ABOUT OLD JOE FIRTH I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
at the time that
From this reading Chapel in Sun-street, when Joe Firth, an old Keighleyite, rose from the gallery and began to address the meeting.
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps it will not be out of place for me to introduce a few recollections I have of several gentlemen who were about this time of my life prominently before the public.
