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Chapter I
"The immortal Ainsworth." _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt." _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II. The Skeleton Hand III. The Park IV.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “_The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Skeleton Hand III.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “"The immortal Ainsworth."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Skeleton Hand III.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “_The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “_The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.”
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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 _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading "The immortal Ainsworth."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading The Skeleton Hand III.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading The Skeleton Hand III.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "The immortal Ainsworth."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading The Park IV.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading The Park IV.
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading The Skeleton Hand III.
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The immortal Ainsworth."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
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From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Thackeray._ "Gives a vivid picture of the times and places with which he dealt."
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From this reading _The New York Herald._ A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below: MEMOIR PREFACE I. The Vault II.
