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309
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
317
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
324
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
327
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
335
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
346
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
357
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
361
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
367
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
373
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
379
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
386
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
391
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
397
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
406
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
422
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
430
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
442
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
451
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
457
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
462
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
470
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
475
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
481
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
487
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
494
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
all
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Anecdotes
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Artful
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Article
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Awake
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Begging-letter
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Bill-sticking
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Births
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
blowing
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Bore
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Bull
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Child's
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
childhood
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
dark
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Detective
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Down
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
driving
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
DutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
earliest
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
eaten
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
English
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Eve
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Fairy
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
fascination
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Field
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
find
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
fire
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Flight
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
French
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Friend
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Ghost
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
globe
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Gloves
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
hearth
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Honourable
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ice-environed
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
II
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
III
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
incidents
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Inspector
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
latitudes
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
longitudes
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
love
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Lying
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Man's
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Meek
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Monument
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Mrs
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
New
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Noble
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Out
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PAGE
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Pair
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
pass
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Patent
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Plated
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Police
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Prince
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
rain
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
read
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
rise
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
round
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
ruddy
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Savage
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
School
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Season
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
shipwreckednounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
sit
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
sleet
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Sofa
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Son
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Star
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
strong
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Tale
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Three
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Tide
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
tomahawked
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Touch
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Town
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
travel
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Vestry
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Voyage
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Walk
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Watering-place
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
windows
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
wonder
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Workhouse
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
world
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From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Writer
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Year's
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From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
