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Chapter I
—Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected. —Bold text has been rendered as =bold text=. —Superscript letters have been rendered as a^b and a^{bc}. AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC. THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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the past participle of “be”
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.”
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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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —Bold text has been rendered as =bold text=.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading —Superscript letters have been rendered as a^b and a^{bc}.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HERRING’ ‘MEHALAH’ ‘RED SPIDER’ ETC.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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From this reading —Superscript letters have been rendered as a^b and a^{bc}.
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From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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