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Chapter VIII
Yrs affy, SAM. The San Francisco trip proved successful. Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author. A letter to Bliss conveys the situation. ***** To Elisha Bliss, Jr., in Hartford:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.”
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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 A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading Yrs affy, SAM.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading ***** To Elisha Bliss, Jr., in Hartford:
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From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading ***** To Elisha Bliss, Jr., in Hartford:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading ***** To Elisha Bliss, Jr., in Hartford:
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From this reading A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Yrs affy, SAM.
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From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
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From this reading A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A letter to Bliss conveys the situation.
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From this reading The San Francisco trip proved successful.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once on the ground Clemens had little difficulty in convincing the Alta publishers that they had received full value in the newspaper use of the letters, and that the book rights remained with the author.
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From this reading Yrs affy, SAM.
