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Chapter I
OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS. AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC. "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!" Hood's Song of the Shirt.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!”
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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 OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading Hood's Song of the Shirt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LOVE IN A COTTAGE," "LOVE IN HIGH LIFE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
above and across; more than
From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
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From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
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From this reading Hood's Song of the Shirt.
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From this reading Hood's Song of the Shirt.
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream!"
up to a particular time
From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
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From this reading OR, THE TRIALS OF A SEAMSTRESS.
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From this reading "Work--work--work Till the brain begins to swim; Work--work--work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
