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Page 113
... four and five knots ; she is a bedraggled craft , painted white long ago and now dirty , dingy and mottled . She was built for shallow waters and rolls terribly . " One day , " the skipper told me , " she'll turn turtle and we shall all ...
... four and five knots ; she is a bedraggled craft , painted white long ago and now dirty , dingy and mottled . She was built for shallow waters and rolls terribly . " One day , " the skipper told me , " she'll turn turtle and we shall all ...
Page 265
... four means anything . I couldn't see that four was anything but a convenient synonym for two and two . If you look out violent in Roget you will see that there are something like fifty syno- nyms for it ; they have different ...
... four means anything . I couldn't see that four was anything but a convenient synonym for two and two . If you look out violent in Roget you will see that there are something like fifty syno- nyms for it ; they have different ...
Page 306
... four rooms , a parlour in front , which is hardly ever used , with a thick flowered lace curtain at the window , a kitchen behind and two bedrooms above . In the parlour there is a round table covered with a cloth , three or four ...
... four rooms , a parlour in front , which is hardly ever used , with a thick flowered lace curtain at the window , a kitchen behind and two bedrooms above . In the parlour there is a round table covered with a cloth , three or four ...
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