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A
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about
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and
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assiduously
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at
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been
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by
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came
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escorted
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expected
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four
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From this reading He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.
front
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governor
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guard
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had
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handedverbUS /ˈhændɪd/
To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
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He
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From this reading He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.
him
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his
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in
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From this reading Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way.
it
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Jimmy
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kind
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longest
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months
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From this reading He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
The part of the day from dawn to noon.
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nearly
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of
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office
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only
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pardon
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prison
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
sentencenounUS /[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]/
The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
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served
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From this reading He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.
shoe-shop
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signed
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stay
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stitching
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ten
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that
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the
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
There
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three
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tired
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to
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
took
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uppers
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
Valentine
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
wardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor.
was
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
way
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From this reading Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way.
where
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From this reading A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office.
which
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From this reading There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor.
year
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From this reading He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.
