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The Bondboy

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of The Bondboy is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George W. (George Washington) Ogden • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.
From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.
It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.
Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.
In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bondboy

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of The Bondboy is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.
Line 2
From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.
/frʌm ðə dʒɔɪnts ʌv ɪts wɔːlz ðə ˈmɔːrtər wɑːz ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
Line 3
It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.
Line 4
Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.
Line 5
In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

centered adjective US /ˈsentərd/

being or placed in the center

From this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
encircling adjective US /enˈsɜːrkəlɪŋ/

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading “It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
girdle noun US /ˈɡɜːrdəl/

an encircling or ringlike structure

From this reading “It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
joints noun US /dʒɔɪnts/

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading “From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mortar noun US /ˈmɔːrtər/

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

From this reading “From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plaza noun US /ˈplɑːzə/

a public square with room for pedestrians

From this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rotting noun US /ˈrɑːtɪŋ/

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

From this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
traditions noun US /trəˈdɪʃənz/

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

red brick noun + noun

In this reading “THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.”

1,178 times in 426,212 chapters
green lawn noun + noun

In this reading “It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.”

584 times in 426,212 chapters
spreading trees noun + noun counted as “spreading tree”

In this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

297 times in 426,212 chapters
in the center preposition + article + noun counted as “in … center”

In this reading “Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.”

6,021 times in 426,212 chapters
In a corner preposition + article + noun counted as “in … corner”

In this reading “In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.”

24,646 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 65

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

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ant-hill

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

Pending verification
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

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blocknounUS /blɑːk/

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bricknounUS /brɪk/

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

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centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/

being or placed in the center

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
court-house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Pending verification
encirclingadjectiveUS /enˈsɜːrkəlɪŋ/

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

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giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/

an encircling or ringlike structure

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

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jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/

superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NEWBOLT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Pending verification
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

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oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/

superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plazanounUS /ˈplɑːzə/

a public square with room for pedestrians

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rottingnounUS /ˈrɑːtɪŋ/

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Shelbyville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Pending verification
SplendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STATEnounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

Velmora curated lexicon
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sugar-maples

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

Pending verification
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tree-trunk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

Pending verification
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It lay all around the building in a girdle of gray, like an encircling ant-hill, upon the green lawn.

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VS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Pending verification
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading From the joints of its walls the mortar was falling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Splendid sugar-maples grew all about the square, in the center of which the court-house stood, and close around the building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE STATE _VS._ NEWBOLT The court-house at Shelbyville was a red brick structure with long windows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading In a corner of the plaza, beneath the largest and oldest of these spreading trees, stood a rotting block of wood, a section of a giant tree-trunk, around which centered many of the traditions of the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 15 of The Bondboy by George W. (George Washington) Ogden holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 15 of The Bondboy contain?

Chapter 15 holds 102 sentences of The Bondboy, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Bondboy

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Delivered
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Bondage
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Sarah
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Newbolt
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