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The Old Tobacco Shop
The Old Tobacco Shop

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Old Tobacco Shop is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By William Bowen • Curated US English Learning Edition
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DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.
A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.
They looked across the street.
It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.
An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Old Tobacco Shop

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Old Tobacco Shop is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.
/dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt kəmˈpliːt ðeɪ lʊkt bɪˈhaɪnd ðem/
Line 2
A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.
/ə haɪ stoʊn wɔːl roʊz æt ðer bæks ənd ɪn ɪt wɑːz noʊ saɪn ʌv ə dɔːr/
Line 3
They looked across the street.
/ðeɪ lʊkt əˈkrɔːs ðə striːt/
Line 4
It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.
Line 5
An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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.

backs noun US /bæks/

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading “A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.”

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complete verb US /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading “DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.”

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disenchantment noun US /dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

freeing from false belief or illusions

From this reading “DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.”

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doors noun US /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

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paved adjective US /peɪvd/

covered with a firm surface

From this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

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row noun US /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

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shops noun US /ʃɑːps/

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

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stretched adjective US /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

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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.

opposite side adjective + noun

In this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

10,059 times in 426,211 chapters
narrow street verb + noun

In this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

3,417 times in 426,211 chapters
stone wall noun + noun

a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields

In this reading “A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.”

4,711 times in 426,211 chapters
across the street preposition + article + noun counted as “across … street”

In this reading “They looked across the street.”

4,303 times in 426,211 chapters
some distance adjective + noun

In this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

14,374 times in 426,211 chapters
at the doors preposition + article + noun counted as “at … door”

In this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

53,016 times in 426,211 chapters
slowly down adverb + adjective

In this reading “An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.”

3,663 times in 426,211 chapters
few people adjective + noun

In this reading “It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.”

4,419 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

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 A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading They looked across the street.

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backsnounUS /bæks/

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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cobble-stones

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

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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COMPLETEverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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DISENCHANTMENTnounUS /dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

freeing from false belief or illusions

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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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 A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
others

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

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

Pending verification
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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ox-cart

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

From this reading An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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pavedadjectiveUS /peɪvd/

covered with a firm surface

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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shop-windows

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

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

Pending verification
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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signnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading An ox-cart was coming slowly down the street.

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading They looked across the street.

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stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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 They looked across the street.

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading DISENCHANTMENT COMPLETE They looked behind them.

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walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/

close enough to be walked to

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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wallnounUS /wɔːl/

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 A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A high stone wall rose at their backs, and in it was no sign of a door.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a narrow street, paved with cobble-stones; on the opposite side, where a row of little low shops stretched away on either hand, a few people were going in and out at the doors, and a few others were walking at some distance, before the shop-windows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 24 of The Old Tobacco Shop by William Bowen holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

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Bowen
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