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... means I might have been exempted from the task of study . I was the drone of the school . 3. " My mother began my education very early ; I was her only child , and she a widow ; you may easily imagine , there- fore , how eager she must ...
... means I might have been exempted from the task of study . I was the drone of the school . 3. " My mother began my education very early ; I was her only child , and she a widow ; you may easily imagine , there- fore , how eager she must ...
Page 163
... means , " buzzed a great blue - bottle fly , " for he will not let me tickle his nose , of a hot summer day , though he must see with half an eye , that it gives me infinite satisfaction . " - 15. " Kill him , " cried a little ant , who ...
... means , " buzzed a great blue - bottle fly , " for he will not let me tickle his nose , of a hot summer day , though he must see with half an eye , that it gives me infinite satisfaction . " - 15. " Kill him , " cried a little ant , who ...
Page 281
... means , acts of cruelty which he had not deserved . Tarre , v . ( pro . tar ) , to tease , to set on . Dog ' - ged , a . surly , stubborn . [ vately . Close ' - ly , adv . here means , secretly , pri- PRINCE ARTHUR . - Shakspeare ...
... means , acts of cruelty which he had not deserved . Tarre , v . ( pro . tar ) , to tease , to set on . Dog ' - ged , a . surly , stubborn . [ vately . Close ' - ly , adv . here means , secretly , pri- PRINCE ARTHUR . - Shakspeare ...
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DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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