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... turned some of the chairs on to others , so that their four legs stood up in the air . Then mamma tied a handkerchief over papa's eyes , and Frank said he was sure he was not properly blinded , and that he could see , and he held up his ...
... turned some of the chairs on to others , so that their four legs stood up in the air . Then mamma tied a handkerchief over papa's eyes , and Frank said he was sure he was not properly blinded , and that he could see , and he held up his ...
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... turned quickly round , and seized him by his curly hair . " Guess who it is ! guess who it is ! " cried Frank , as his papa was about to take the handkerchief from his eyes , forgetting that his papa would of course know his voice ...
... turned quickly round , and seized him by his curly hair . " Guess who it is ! guess who it is ! " cried Frank , as his papa was about to take the handkerchief from his eyes , forgetting that his papa would of course know his voice ...
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Emilia Marryat Norris. in his turn . After he had turned round three times , he rushed violently to one end of the room , and tumbled head foremost into the middle of a pile of chairs ; but his papa picked him up by the belt , and placed ...
Emilia Marryat Norris. in his turn . After he had turned round three times , he rushed violently to one end of the room , and tumbled head foremost into the middle of a pile of chairs ; but his papa picked him up by the belt , and placed ...
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... turning of the kitchen stair- case as John was bringing up the tray . Several times he said , " I wish you would keep in the nur- sery , Master Harry ; I shall have to tell your mamma , if you are so troublesome . " Harry said , " I don ...
... turning of the kitchen stair- case as John was bringing up the tray . Several times he said , " I wish you would keep in the nur- sery , Master Harry ; I shall have to tell your mamma , if you are so troublesome . " Harry said , " I don ...
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... turned away to speak to her friend Lucy Hall . " Is that Baby going , do you know ? " she asked . Lucy said " Yes ; " and Harriett then made an un- kind remark about the Archers ' sun - bonnets , and both the ill - natured little girls ...
... turned away to speak to her friend Lucy Hall . " Is that Baby going , do you know ? " she asked . Lucy said " Yes ; " and Harriett then made an un- kind remark about the Archers ' sun - bonnets , and both the ill - natured little girls ...
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Page 30 - Cayzer, TS One Thousand Arithmetical Tests, or THE EXAMINER'S ASSISTANT. Specially adapted, by a novel arrangement of the subject, for Examination Purposes, but also suited for general use in Schools. By TS CAYZER, Head Master of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol.
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