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Chapter I
[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Volume 1. This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved. The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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earlier than; in front of
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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brief or direct in expression
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.”
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From this reading Volume 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
in or near a particular place or position
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earlier than; in front of
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
brief or direct in expression
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
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From this reading Volume 1.
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From this reading D.W.]
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved.
which person or people
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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with the advent of the railway.
