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... taken a house by the sea - side , that the children might have some bathing ; and fine fun there was to be had , too , on the shore - picking up shells and building castles of sand and pebbles , and making trenches up to the castle ...
... taken a house by the sea - side , that the children might have some bathing ; and fine fun there was to be had , too , on the shore - picking up shells and building castles of sand and pebbles , and making trenches up to the castle ...
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... taken away the appetite of most boys in a moment ; ' fall to , and eat like a man . ' Cecil fixed his eyes upon the porridge , and went at it with such good will that he cleared the plate in a very few moments . ' That'll do , that'll ...
... taken away the appetite of most boys in a moment ; ' fall to , and eat like a man . ' Cecil fixed his eyes upon the porridge , and went at it with such good will that he cleared the plate in a very few moments . ' That'll do , that'll ...
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... taken to his cave , where he will probably be kept until he is fit for the monster's table , unless he is rescued . Is he a boy likely to grow fat soon , so as to tempt the ogre ? ' ' Oh , ' said Ned directly , Cecil is not so very fat ...
... taken to his cave , where he will probably be kept until he is fit for the monster's table , unless he is rescued . Is he a boy likely to grow fat soon , so as to tempt the ogre ? ' ' Oh , ' said Ned directly , Cecil is not so very fat ...
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... taken place , although there was a tradition concerning a neighbouring earth , which told of one of these terrible creatures having established himself there , and wrought such destruction that , had he not been trapped by the keeper ...
... taken place , although there was a tradition concerning a neighbouring earth , which told of one of these terrible creatures having established himself there , and wrought such destruction that , had he not been trapped by the keeper ...
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... ; and , indeed , we found that the members of our worthy race had taken up their abode all along the side of the hill , right up to the edge of the wood , close under the shadow of 5 II . ] 65 THE HISTORY OF A RABBIT .
... ; and , indeed , we found that the members of our worthy race had taken up their abode all along the side of the hill , right up to the edge of the wood , close under the shadow of 5 II . ] 65 THE HISTORY OF A RABBIT .
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