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Chapter XXIII
_Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.” _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity. _Note 3. Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.” _Note 4.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.””
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading _Note 3.
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From this reading _Note 4.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
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From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
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From this reading _Note 2._ Leicester Hospital, in Warwick, described in “Our Old Home,” is the original of this charity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Note 1._ An English church spire, evidently the prototype of this, and concerning which the same legend is told, is mentioned in the author’s “English Mote-Books.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The children find a gravestone with something like a footprint on it.”
