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A
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accident
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
according
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All
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and
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approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
moved or came nearer to someone or something
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been
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before
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bent
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between
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broken
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burst
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
business
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by
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cart
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cask
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From this reading A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street.
creatures
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crowd
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dammed
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designed
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door
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down
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drink
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dropped
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each
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every
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expressly
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fingers
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getting
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group
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
had
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From this reading A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street.
hands
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happened
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have
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help
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From this reading Some men kneeled down, made scoops of their two hands joined, and sipped, or tried to help women, who bent over their shoulders, to sip, before the wine had all run out between their fingers.
hoops
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
idleness
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in
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into
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irregularadjectiveUS /ɪˈreɡjələr/
not even, smooth, or arranged in a regular pattern
From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
it
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its
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joined
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jostling
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just
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
kneeled
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lame
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large
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lay
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like
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little
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living
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made
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men
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might
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of
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on
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one
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or
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out
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outside
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over
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own
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
people
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
pointing
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
pools
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
reach
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
rough
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
run
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
scoops
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From this reading Some men kneeled down, made scoops of their two hands joined, and sipped, or tried to help women, who bent over their shoulders, to sip, before the wine had all run out between their fingers.
shattered
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
shoulders
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sip
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sipped
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size
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Some
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spot
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stones
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
street
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From this reading A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street.
surroundedverbUS /səˈraʊndɪd/
was or formed on all sides of someone or something
From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
suspended
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
that
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
the
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their
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
them
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
these
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thought
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to
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
tried
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tumbled
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
two
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walnut-shell
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
way
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
were
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From this reading The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size.
who
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wine
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From this reading A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street.
wine-shop
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with
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From this reading The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
within
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From this reading All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine.
women
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From this reading Some men kneeled down, made scoops of their two hands joined, and sipped, or tried to help women, who bent over their shoulders, to sip, before the wine had all run out between their fingers.
