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The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls
The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Tudor Jenks • Curated US English Learning Edition
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_Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.
“What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.
“I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”
“He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.
Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.
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The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.
/ˈstɑːrtɪd baɪ ˈkeɪbəl ðə ˈdʒɜːrni baɪ ˈsliːpər ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ruːmz ðə fer æt læst ˈmɪstər ˈdʌɡləs wɑːnts tuː siː juː ˈmæstər ˈheri sed ðə meɪd ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː ðə dɔːr ʌv ðə bɔɪz ruːm/
Line 2
“What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.
Line 3
“I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”
Line 4
“He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.
Line 5
Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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.

Arrival noun US /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

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Cable noun US /ˈkeɪbəl/

a telegram sent abroad

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Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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closing noun US /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

the act of closing something

From this reading ““He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.”

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Douglass noun US /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)

From this reading “_Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.”

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lately adverb US /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

From this reading ““I don’t remember anything I have done lately.””

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Philip noun US /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading ““What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.”

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Sleeper noun US /ˈsliːpər/

a rester who is sleeping

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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.

low tone adjective + noun

In this reading ““What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.”

9,920 times in 426,211 chapters
ran down verb + adjective counted as “run down”

trace

In this reading “Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.”

18,076 times in 426,211 chapters
first floor adjective + noun

the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

In this reading “Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.”

3,591 times in 426,211 chapters
in a hurry preposition + article + noun counted as “in … hurry”

In this reading ““He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.”

12,384 times in 426,211 chapters
found out verb + adjective

In this reading ““What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.”

21,998 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 57

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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ArrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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CablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

the act of closing something

From this reading “He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.

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comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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don't

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From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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DouglassnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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Douglass's

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From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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FairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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FindingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading “He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.

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HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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He's

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From this reading “He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.

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hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading “He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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JourneyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Harry ran down to Mr. Douglass’s room on the first floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I don’t remember anything I have done lately.”

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roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RoomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/

a rester who is sleeping

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StartedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “He’s in a hurry, too,” said the girl, closing the door.

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wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

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What's

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From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “What’s he found out now, I wonder?” said Harry to Philip, in a low tone.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Started by Cable_ — _The Journey by Sleeper_ — _Arrival in Chicago_ — _Finding Rooms_ — _The Fair at Last!_ “Mr. Douglass wants to see you, Master Harry,” said the maid, coming to the door of the boys’ room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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