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Chapter I · Chapter 1

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parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.
Second Edition.
=Almayer's Folly.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.
=The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.
=A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.
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Orientations

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Orientations is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.
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Second Edition.
/ˈsekənd əˈdɪʃən/
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=Almayer's Folly.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.
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=The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.
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=A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

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conrad noun US /ˈkɑːnræd/

English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

Dona noun US /ˈdoʊnə/

a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

Ebbing noun US /ˈebɪŋ/

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

From this reading “=The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.”

favours noun US /ˈfeɪvərz/

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

odour noun US /ˈoʊdər/

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

Outcast noun US /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

parlour noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

realisation noun US /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/

a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

From this reading “parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.”

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Second Edition noun + noun

In this reading “Second Edition.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

Almayer's

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From this reading =Almayer's Folly.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Amyntas

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

Becke

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Blackstable

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

bo

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Castiliannoun

the Spanish language as spoken in Castile

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

commonwealnoun

the good of a community

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

CONRADnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/

English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

D'you

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

DonanounUS /ˈdoʊnə/

a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

EbbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

From this reading =The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.

EditionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading Second Edition.

FamilynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

Farrowham

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

FleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading =Almayer's Folly.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

fulness

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Howlett

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Ij

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

IslandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

JEFFERY

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From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

JOSEPHnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

labourernoun

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

lol

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Losas

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

LOUISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading =The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.

Lucido

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Monnickendam

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

one's

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Ously

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

OutcastnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/

a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Second Edition.

Sodina

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

sombreadjective

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Tercanbury

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

TidenounUS /taɪd/

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading =The Ebbing of the Tide.= By LOUIS BECKE.

Tiefel

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

WALTERnounUS /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading =A First Fleet Family.= By LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY.

Whittington

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

Xiormonez

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From this reading parlour favours Ij sombre labourer realisation odour honour fulness commonweal bo Amyntas Becke Blackstable Castilian D'you d'you de Dona Farrowham Howlett lol Losas Lucido Monnickendam one's Ously Sodina Tercanbury Tiefel Whittington Xiormonez =An Outcast of the Islands.= By JOSEPH CONRAD.

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Parlour
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Favours
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Sombre
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Labourer
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