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See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel. Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture. UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Prologue to the Story. In Two Parts.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.”
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading In Two Parts.
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From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
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From this reading Prologue to the Story.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Prologue to the Story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading In Two Parts.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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From this reading See http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/33035 A Novel.
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From this reading Author of _Jacobi's Wife, Beyond Recall, An Open Foe, etc._ Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by William Bryce, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
