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Chapter I
THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT. AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC. _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W. LONDON AND BUNGAY. _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “_THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.”
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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 _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON AND BUNGAY.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading LONDON AND BUNGAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading LONDON AND BUNGAY.
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From this reading THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BABYLON," "IN ALL SHADES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
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From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE._ HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY, W.
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From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _THE ONLY BEGETTER OF THESE ENSUING ADVENTURES._ From the following pages, written with a single eye to your own personal tastes and predilections, you may, I trust, learn three Great Moral Lessons.
