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Page 215
... head . The song and the laugh grew less and less fre- quent ; there were dreary pauses in the con- versation , which ... head mournfully , and mysteriously ; " I must lay my head in a different chamber to - night ! " There was something ...
... head . The song and the laugh grew less and less fre- quent ; there were dreary pauses in the con- versation , which ... head mournfully , and mysteriously ; " I must lay my head in a different chamber to - night ! " There was something ...
Page 335
... head : One of the twelve labors was to cut off the nine heads of the hydra , a terrible dragon . If a neck was not immediately seared , two new heads grew on it . 3 Augean stables : The stable where Augeus kept his 3,000 oxen had not ...
... head : One of the twelve labors was to cut off the nine heads of the hydra , a terrible dragon . If a neck was not immediately seared , two new heads grew on it . 3 Augean stables : The stable where Augeus kept his 3,000 oxen had not ...
Page 566
... head of his baby girl , as with the pretty , tottering run of a two - year - old she moved across the grass of the dooryard . His hands relaxed ; the fork fell to the ground ; his head lowered . " Make out y'r deed an ' mor'gage , an ...
... head of his baby girl , as with the pretty , tottering run of a two - year - old she moved across the grass of the dooryard . His hands relaxed ; the fork fell to the ground ; his head lowered . " Make out y'r deed an ' mor'gage , an ...
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APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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