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... Look again . How fancy can you get ? HARRY PRICED OUR HOMEOWNERS POLICY AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT A BETTER DEAL . NICE TRY , HARRY . You just can't get a better deal on a homeowners policy than the one you get from State Farm . Oh , sure .
... Look again . How fancy can you get ? HARRY PRICED OUR HOMEOWNERS POLICY AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT A BETTER DEAL . NICE TRY , HARRY . You just can't get a better deal on a homeowners policy than the one you get from State Farm . Oh , sure .
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... look like a fish out of water , gasping for precious air as the more seasoned high - altitude types make him look like an old lady going to the supermarket . But during the current cinder season the presiding thinclad has been the boy ...
... look like a fish out of water , gasping for precious air as the more seasoned high - altitude types make him look like an old lady going to the supermarket . But during the current cinder season the presiding thinclad has been the boy ...
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... look back and examine the various ways in which the answers were reached . Using library aids such as the Readers ' Guide , find a representative selection of the many articles printed on the topic beginning , say , in 1952 , and on the ...
... look back and examine the various ways in which the answers were reached . Using library aids such as the Readers ' Guide , find a representative selection of the many articles printed on the topic beginning , say , in 1952 , and on the ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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