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1826
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
absence
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
advantage
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
appear
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COOPERS AT HOME.
averse
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
beginning
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
believe
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
bookworm
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
bring
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
busily
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
cleaning
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
cobwebs
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
Cooper
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
COOPERS
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From this reading THE COOPERS AT HOME.
department
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
dusting
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
employer
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
engaged
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
errand
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
expected
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
expects
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
falling
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
fine
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
finishing
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
fortunate
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
gone
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
HOME
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From this reading THE COOPERS AT HOME.
husband
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
husband's
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
important
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
influence
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
interval
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
lamp
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
loom
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
Many
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
midnight
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
morning
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
most
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
Mrs
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
new
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
now
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
Old
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
peculiar
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
piece
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
place
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
sheds
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
Short
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
shower
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
slovenly
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
spring
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
student
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
taking
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COOPERS AT HOME.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
thought
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
time
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From this reading Old Short was one of these, and Mrs. Cooper, therefore, thought herself fortunate in his absence at the same time, and on the same errand with her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
weaver's
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
weavers
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From this reading Many weavers are as averse to dusting and cleaning taking place in their peculiar department as the most slovenly bookworm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
wife
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From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fine spring shower was falling one May morning, in 1826, when Mrs. Cooper, the weaver's wife, was busily engaged in dusting her husband's loom, taking advantage of the interval between the finishing of the piece with which he was now gone to his employer, and the beginning of the new one which he expected to bring home.
work
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From this reading They appear to believe that a canopy of cobwebs sheds as important an influence on their work as the student expects from the midnight lamp.
