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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
asleep
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
Brazil
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From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
coming
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From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
crimson
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
darker
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From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
DEAF
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
eyes
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
face
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
False
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
far
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
funny-looking
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
ground
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
home
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
horseback
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From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
hungry
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
just
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
kept
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
large
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
looking
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
lost
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
lying
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
MAN
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
man's
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From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
MARTIN
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
minute
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
more
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From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
neglected
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
nut
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From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
OLD
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
only
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
opened
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
piece
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
plain
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
proved
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
resembled
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
set
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
shoe-leather
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
shut
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
some
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
spied
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From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
spot
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
started
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
sun
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
tanned
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A Brazil nut is not darker nor more wrinkled than was the old man's face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
thirsty
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Presently he spied a man coming towards him on horseback.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
up
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From this reading He started up, feeling very thirsty and hungry and bewildered; for he was far, far from home, and lost on the great plain.
vanished
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
very
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
Water
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From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARTIN IS FOUND BY A DEAF OLD MAN Martin kept his eyes shut for only about a minute, as he thought; but he must have been asleep some time, for when he opened them the False Water had vanished, and the sun, looking very large and crimson, was just about to set.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
wrinkled
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
years
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From this reading A very funny-looking old man he proved to be, with a face wrinkled and tanned by sun and wind, until it resembled a piece of ancient shoe-leather left lying for years on some neglected spot of ground.
