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Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc. PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo. The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
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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 Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
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From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
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From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
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From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
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From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
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From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
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From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
