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Chapter I
Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc. INTRODUCTORY. When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true. Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction. This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
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From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
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From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
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From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
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From this reading Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
at the time that
From this reading When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true.
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From this reading Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction.
