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... stopped , and looked round him to see that no one was near , and then took some of the raisins from his pocket . He had wished very much to be alone that he might eat them , but now , as B 2 The Packet of Raisins . 19.
... stopped , and looked round him to see that no one was near , and then took some of the raisins from his pocket . He had wished very much to be alone that he might eat them , but now , as B 2 The Packet of Raisins . 19.
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... stopped then instead of trying once more ; for in that once the little spray in the ice spread almost across the pond ; it gave way under his feet , and he stopped , not knowing which side to go . Had he gone forward he might have ...
... stopped then instead of trying once more ; for in that once the little spray in the ice spread almost across the pond ; it gave way under his feet , and he stopped , not knowing which side to go . Had he gone forward he might have ...
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... stopped short . Mousy barked more and more , and kept running to a spot in the long grass , and making bites and snaps in the air . " There must be something alive there , " said Archy , shouldering his stick . Marjy drew close to Fred ...
... stopped short . Mousy barked more and more , and kept running to a spot in the long grass , and making bites and snaps in the air . " There must be something alive there , " said Archy , shouldering his stick . Marjy drew close to Fred ...
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... stopped beating the place and panted with excitement . When Marjy could speak , she said , - " I think it must be a rattlesnake . " But Fred said , - " No ; it is a cobra . " I do not think it was either the one or the other , for it ...
... stopped beating the place and panted with excitement . When Marjy could speak , she said , - " I think it must be a rattlesnake . " But Fred said , - " No ; it is a cobra . " I do not think it was either the one or the other , for it ...
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... forgotten his promise to his mamma ; how sad for his papa in India ! Basil had stopped where he stood when Walter called : he had turned very pale , but did not cry . " Will you come ? " asked Walter again , Walter's Temper . 103.
... forgotten his promise to his mamma ; how sad for his papa in India ! Basil had stopped where he stood when Walter called : he had turned very pale , but did not cry . " Will you come ? " asked Walter again , Walter's Temper . 103.
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