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189
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
accepted
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
all
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
annoyances
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
believed
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
Boston
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
came
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
capital
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
charge
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
city
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
competent
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
country
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
credentials
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
czar
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
dread
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
eagerly
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
eight
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
fatigue
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
fearless
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
fully
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
German
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
going
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
guide
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
Henri
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
hills
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
including
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
inland
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
knowledge
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
Massachusetts
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
meet
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
much
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
natives
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
now
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
opinions
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
opportunity
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
own
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
Petersburg
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
pretty
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
Ridgefield
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
see
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
self-reliant
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
Smeltz
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
some
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
St
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
strong
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
suburbs
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
summer
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
There
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
three
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
tourists
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From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
town
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
Two
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
visit
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
water-soaked
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From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had been the dream of my life to see the water-soaked city, and when the opportunity came I accepted it eagerly, with, however, some dread of the fatigue of the long journey and the annoyances I might meet in the capital of the czar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the summer of 189– I was one of a party of tourists who were going to St. Petersburg.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
women
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From this reading There were eight of us, all women, strong, fearless and self-reliant, and all natives of Massachusetts.
Worcester
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From this reading Two were from Boston, three from its suburbs, and three, including myself, from Ridgefield, a pretty little inland town among the Worcester hills.
wrote
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From this reading We had a guide, of course, Henri Smeltz, a German, and if his credentials, which I now think he wrote himself, were to be believed, he was fully competent to take charge of eight women with opinions of their own and as much knowledge of the country they were to visit as he had.
