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Unexplored Spain

Chapter XXXVIII

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THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.
It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.
Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.
A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.
Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.
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Unexplored Spain

Chapter XXXVIII

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THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.
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It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.
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Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.
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A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.
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Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.”

Moreover adverb US /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading “It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

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

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.”

Wilderness noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading “Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.”

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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 Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

accepted

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

affords

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

allows

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

authors

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

bulk

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From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

coram

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

CORROS

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

daylight

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

display

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

enacted

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

equinox

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

essentially

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From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

forms

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

fowlers

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

handful

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

inferred

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From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

inner

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

man

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

MASSING

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

MIGRATION

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

Nature

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

NORTHERN

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

once

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

operations

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From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

other

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

performed

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

populo

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

present

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

rare

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

remote

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

representative

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

revealed

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From this reading A little may be revealed, the bulk must be inferred.

revelations

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

revolution

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

rule

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From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

scenes

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

scenic

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

secretive

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From this reading Her operations, as a rule, are essentially secretive.

seldom

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

Spanish

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

SPRING

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.

unequalled

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

vast

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

vernal

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

watery

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

WILDFOWL

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

withdrawal

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From this reading THE "CORROS," OR MASSING OF WILDFOWL IN SPRING FOR THEIR NORTHERN MIGRATION The withdrawal of the wildfowl at the vernal equinox affords an unequalled scenic display.

witness

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From this reading Here, for once, a vast revolution is performed in open daylight, _coram populo_--that is, if the authors and a handful of Spanish fowlers be accepted as representative, since no other witness is present at these scenes enacted in remote watery wilderness.

working

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From this reading It forms, moreover, one of those rare revelations of her inner working that Nature but seldom allows to man.