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Master Humphrey's Clock
Master Humphrey's Clock

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Master Humphrey's Clock is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 11 holds 141 sentences of Master Humphrey's Clock, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

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[Picture: A Rival Club]
And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that barbers is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.
You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’
Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.
Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.
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Master Humphrey's Clock

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Master Humphrey's Clock is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Picture: A Rival Club]
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And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest thatbarbersis not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.
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You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’
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Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.
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Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.
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A

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agreeable

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

all

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

And

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

as

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

barber

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

barbers

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

be

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

believe

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

but

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

call

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

Club

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conciliatory

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

correct

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

dictionary

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

exactly

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

father

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

feelings

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

hairdresser

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

hairdressers

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

hand

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

he

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

him

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

his

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

I

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

I'm

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

if

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

in

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

is

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

it

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

kind

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

knuckles

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

language

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

leant

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

left

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

looking

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

me

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

might

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

more

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

not

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

of

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

order

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

our

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

over

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

parliamentary

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

Picture

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From this reading [Picture: A Rival Club]

resting

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

returned

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

rise

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

Rival

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From this reading [Picture: A Rival Club]

round

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

said

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

Sam

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

sir

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

smile

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

soft

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

soothing

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

such

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

suggest

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

suggested

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

suppose

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

table

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

that

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

the

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

then

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

there

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

to

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

upon

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

voice

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

vun

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

wasn't

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

Well

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From this reading ‘Well, but suppose he wasn’t a hairdresser,’ suggested Sam.

which

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

will

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

with

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

word

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

would

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From this reading ‘And if I might rise to order,’ said the barber in a soft voice, and looking round him with a conciliatory smile as he leant over the table, with the knuckles of his left hand resting upon it,—‘if I _might_ rise to order, I would suggest that “barbers” is not exactly the kind of language which is agreeable and soothing to our feelings.

wrong

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’

Wy

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From this reading ‘Wy then, sir, be parliamentary and call him vun all the more,’ returned his father.

You

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From this reading You, sir, will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe there _is_ such a word in the dictionary as hairdressers.’