a
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advancing
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all
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An
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and
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bearer
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chair
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coming
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Englishman's
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footfall
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from
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head
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him
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his
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idea
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In
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jerkily
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John
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light
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nerves
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on
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onwards
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pat
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robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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slowly
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Smith
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The
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then
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to
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towards
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Vansittart
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was
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