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a
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
across
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
again
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
against
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
all
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
alley
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along
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an
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
and
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
arms
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
as
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
attracted
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
away
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
be
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
bent
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
book-shop
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
book-stalls
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
boy
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
bring
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broken
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
buried
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
but
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
by
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
children
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
chin
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
cold
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
collar
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
come
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
comment
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
could
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
covers
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
Dabney
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dark
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day
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dim
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
discredited
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
don't
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
doorway
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
dripping
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
drive
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
east
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
enough
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
exhilarated
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
February
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
feet
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
fog
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
for
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
forward
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
from
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gaze
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
gestures
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
glanced
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
gloomy
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
go
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
guarding
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
had
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
have
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her
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his
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
home
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
I
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
I'd
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
if
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
in
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
indeed
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
it
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
It's
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
know
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
last
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less
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
let
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
lift
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
little
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mad
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
masked
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
moving
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
Mrs
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much
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
mutiny
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narrow
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
nobody
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not
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now
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
of
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ON
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
only
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
or
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
ought
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
out
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
outside
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
over
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
pantomimic
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
passer-by
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
pause
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
rain
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
remnants
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
said
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
salutation
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
she
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
should
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
sides
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slanting
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
slapped
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
spectacle
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
stamped
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
street
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
sulky
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
surprised
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
task
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
that
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
the
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
their
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
them
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
they
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
thought
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
through
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
to
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
told
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
turned-up
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
two
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
umbrella
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
up
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
vague
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From this reading “I don't know but I'd ought to let the boy bring in the books and go home,” she said, as their vague gaze was attracted by his gestures.
visit
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
vista
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
was
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From this reading ON the last day of February, Mrs. Dabney was surprised if not exhilarated by a visit from her two children in the little book-shop.
which
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
wind
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
window
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
with
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From this reading A gloomy spectacle it was indeed, with a cold rain slanting through the discredited remnants of a fog, which the east wind had broken up, but could not drive away, and with only now and again a passer-by moving across the dim vista, masked beneath an umbrella, or bent forward with chin buried in turned-up collar.
world
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
would
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From this reading In the doorway outside the sulky boy stamped his feet and slapped his sides with his arms in pantomimic mutiny against the task of guarding the book-stalls' dripping covers, which nobody would be mad enough to pause over, much less to lift.
you'd
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From this reading “It's the last day in the world that I should have thought you'd 'a' come out on,” she told them, in salutation--and for comment they all glanced along the dark narrow alley of shelves to the street window.
