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My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth

Chapter II

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.
1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.
ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286
Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.
Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.
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My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.
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1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.
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ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286
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Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.
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Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

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AROUND preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.”

Garrison noun US /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading “Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.”

All words in this reading · 108

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110

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

1870

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

1890

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

1892

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

2

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

200

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

286

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

314

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

324

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

331

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

338

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

60

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

67

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

90

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

92

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

abolition

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

AROUNDprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

Avenue

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Baltimore

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

basis

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Beecher

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

children

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

circle

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Citizen

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

DAYS

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From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

dictating

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

dinner

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

early

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

EIGHTY

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From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

FACING

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

fallen

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

famous

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

FOREIGN

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

former

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

FOUR

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

Francis

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Frontispiece

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

George

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

globe

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Gospel

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

grandfather

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

guests

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Hotel

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

idea

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

Jules

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

LANDS

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

liberated

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

LIFE

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

long

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

made

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Madison

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

MANY

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

Methodists

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

Mills

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Mrs

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

New

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Newport

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

OLD

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Phillips

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

Pickering

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Portrait

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preaching

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

recently

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286

Reminiscences

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residence

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Rev

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Reverend

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

SIXTY

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From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

SIXTY-SEVEN

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From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

slave-owner

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

slaves

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

Square

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

STATES

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

story

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

taken

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

tour

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Train

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Train's

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up

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

used

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

Verne

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From this reading 1870, 1890, 1892 331 The tour that Jules Verne used as the basis of his famous story--In '90 I circle the globe in 67 days; and in '92 in 60 days.

villa

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

went

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From this reading Having fallen in with the early Methodists, long before Garrison, Phillips, and Beecher had taken up the abolition idea, he liberated his slaves and went to preaching the Gospel.

WHENconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

WORLD

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From this reading AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY, SIXTY-SEVEN, AND SIXTY DAYS.

YEARS

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From this reading Citizen Train's former villa at Newport 314 Citizen Train with the children in Madison Square 324 Citizen Train and his guests at dinner in the Mills Hotel 338 MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDS WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD My grandfather was the Reverend George Pickering, of Baltimore--a slave-owner.

York

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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait of Citizen Train made recently _Frontispiece_ Portrait of Citizen Train's grandfather, the Rev. George Pickering 2 Portrait of Mrs. George Francis Train 110 Citizen Train in the Mills Hotel dictating his Reminiscences 200 Citizen Train's former residence in Madison Avenue, New York 286