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_Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904. To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P. The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness. I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page. Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.”
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
not any; not one
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P.
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From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
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From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER This edition published in January, 1904.
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From this reading I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG.
