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... thought of a large lake , some miles off , which might possibly check the flames ; and , urging my wife to whip up her horse , we set off at full speed , making the best way we could over the fallen trees , and the brush heaps , which ...
... thought of a large lake , some miles off , which might possibly check the flames ; and , urging my wife to whip up her horse , we set off at full speed , making the best way we could over the fallen trees , and the brush heaps , which ...
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... thought , were frightened ; for all above us was a red glare , mixed with clouds and smoke , rolling and sweeping away . Our bodies were cool enough , but our heads were scorching ; and the child , who now seemed to understand the ...
... thought , were frightened ; for all above us was a red glare , mixed with clouds and smoke , rolling and sweeping away . Our bodies were cool enough , but our heads were scorching ; and the child , who now seemed to understand the ...
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... thought myself pretty well freighted , and began to think how I should get to shore with them , having neither sail , oar , nor rudder , and the least capful of wind would have overset all my navigation . 4. I had three encouragements ...
... thought myself pretty well freighted , and began to think how I should get to shore with them , having neither sail , oar , nor rudder , and the least capful of wind would have overset all my navigation . 4. I had three encouragements ...
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... thoughts ) , whether I should take back the raft ; but this appeared impracticable . So I resolved to go as before , when the tide was down , and I did so , only that I stripped before I went from my hut , having nothing on but a ...
... thoughts ) , whether I should take back the raft ; but this appeared impracticable . So I resolved to go as before , when the tide was down , and I did so , only that I stripped before I went from my hut , having nothing on but a ...
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... thought , was holy ground . 9. This state of mind could not last long , and I returned , with languid feelings , to my inn . I ordered my dinner , green peas and a sweetbread : it had been a favourite dish with me in my childhood- I was ...
... thought , was holy ground . 9. This state of mind could not last long , and I returned , with languid feelings , to my inn . I ordered my dinner , green peas and a sweetbread : it had been a favourite dish with me in my childhood- I was ...
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A. R. Wallace ac-com'-pan-ied ac-com'-plished ac-quaint'-ed adjectives are formed ADVENTURES ap-pre-hen'-sion archery arms arrows bamboo beautiful began Black Knight Borneo char'-ac-ter cloud Colter com-pan'-ion con-clud'-ed con-ver-sa'-tion coun'-ten-ance crocodile de-scend'-ing Dean Swift dis-tin'-guished Doocot Dyaks English ex-pe-di'-tion Excelsior EXERCISES.-1 fear feet fire Flaxman following adjectives following nouns following verbs following words George Somers glacier hand head heard heart hill horse Hubert in'-no-cence king knew labour land length lesson Lochinvar Locksley look morning Mungo Park Name the adjectives Name the nouns Name the verbs never night nouns are formed o'er Oliver Goldsmith passed pegs pendulum Pickwick pre-ced'-ed pre'-cious prefix Prince John raft replied Rhone river round Sam Weller sentences ship shore shot side snow spectacles stood stopped stream thee things thou took traveller tree turned vapour vessel village Wamba Washington Irving William Cowper Wimble Yoho
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Сторінка 190 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
Сторінка 190 - There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Сторінка 191 - Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge...
Сторінка 110 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends, do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
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