Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc. for Home and School UseGinn & Company, 1891 - 119 Seiten |
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... usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather ... usually sloop - rigged , used in the fisheries . 114. Smacking , making a sharp , lively sound . upon her . She was a small ...
... usual , gave rise to many dismal anecdotes . This was particularly the case in the evening , when the weather ... usually sloop - rigged , used in the fisheries . 114. Smacking , making a sharp , lively sound . upon her . She was a small ...
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... usual or needful number . 209. Sauntering , wandering about idly . Dr. Johnson derives the word from Sainte Terre ( Fr. ) , the Holy Land , because in crusading times idle fel- lows , who loitered about asking charity , and who had no ...
... usual or needful number . 209. Sauntering , wandering about idly . Dr. Johnson derives the word from Sainte Terre ( Fr. ) , the Holy Land , because in crusading times idle fel- lows , who loitered about asking charity , and who had no ...
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... usual residence . Here , rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes . In one corner stood a huge bag of wool ready to be spun ; in another a quantity of linsey- woolsey just from the loom ; ears of Indian ...
... usual residence . Here , rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes . In one corner stood a huge bag of wool ready to be spun ; in another a quantity of linsey- woolsey just from the loom ; ears of Indian ...
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... usual time , bursting forth like a legion of young imps , yelping and racketing about the green in joy at their early emancipa- 575 tion . The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half - hour at his toilet , brushing and ...
... usual time , bursting forth like a legion of young imps , yelping and racketing about the green in joy at their early emancipa- 575 tion . The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half - hour at his toilet , brushing and ...
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... usual , were doling out their wild and wonderful legends . Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains , and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major André was taken , and which ...
... usual , were doling out their wild and wonderful legends . Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains , and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major André was taken , and which ...
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