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[001] is correct, it will be easy enough to get home again. _____ or Maoris, we shall always find some one to whom we
[002] starting- point for longitudes concurrently with the _____ --it followed that the island must be situated seventy
[003] s of natural science and Polynesian idioms, both were _____ ; but they neither bore the name of the publisher nor
[004] te of publication. The same with the Bible printed in _____ , in quarto, remarkable from a typographic point of vi
[005] rt. "We are exactly in that part of the Pacific which _____ and American whalemen call the whale field, and it i
[006] second of approximation; secondly, that he is either _____ or American, as the document is written in the
[007] or American, as the document is written in the _____ language." "That is perfectly logical," answered Spi
[008] ommon name for ships, and I could not say if she was _____ or American!" "It matters very little, Pencroft!" "Ver
[009] ends on this point, that the stranger must be either _____ or American, the name Britannia leading them to supp
[010] said he to Harding, "your companions and you, are you _____ ?" "No," answered the engineer, "we are Americans." "A
[011] er that!" "And you, my friend?" asked the engineer. " _____ ," replied he hastily. And as if these few words had b
[012] acht were Lord Glenarvan and his wife, a major in the _____ army, a French geographer, a young girl, and a young
[013] ths before, a bottle, enclosing a document written in _____ , German, and French, had been found in the Irish Sea
[014] habited by Captain Grant and his two companions. The _____ Admiralty having hesitated to undertake this search,
[015] se parts, and asked if he knew whether a three-masted _____ vessel, the 'Britannia,' had been lost less than two
[016] t port they put into, he would be delivered up to the _____ authorities. Ayrton remained mute. "The 'Duncan' con
[017] sland in the Pacific, instead of giving him up to the _____ authorities. Lord Glenarvan, resolving to do anythin
[018] can flag," said Pencroft from time to time, "nor the _____ , the red of which could be easily seen, nor the Frenc
[019] e actual crew of the "Speedy" was composed solely of _____ prisoners, escaped from Norfolk Island. Here it may
[020] h were lodged the most intractable convicts from the _____ penitentiaries. They numbered 500, under an iron disc
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[001] commercial movement to which you predict a continual _____ , does it not run the danger of being sooner or later
[002] ing obscured. In the meanwhile the brig continued to _____ towards Union Bay. She was now not more than two mil
[003] g already weakened, it would be easy for the brig to _____ . But as to entering the channel, Pencroft, contrary
[004] and on arriving at post No. 74, Herbert, who was in _____ stopped, exclaiming,-- "The wire is broken!" His com
[005] he mattress on which Herbert was lying in it, and to _____ with so much care that any jolt should be avoided? I
[006] ened. Jup and Top, who knew when to be silent, ran in _____ . The cart came out, the gate was reclosed, and the o
[007] eared, of the good, brave, intelligent boy, so far in _____ of his years, and who was loved by all as their own c
[008] although feeble, nevertheless enabled the engineer to _____ slowly, following the wall of the cavern. A deathlik
[009] he future such topics as Angola will be discussed in _____ . Canada alone has been somewhat out of step with
[010] l, while more jockeying is expected in an attempt to _____ the aid-to-education bill. The housing bill is no
[011] to seek out ships and other submarines with its most _____ gear and destroy them with torpedoes. The navy
[012] etary Douglas Dillon said the economy is expected to _____ by a whopping 8% next year, paving the way for lower
[013] ent in 1961. Look for home building nationally to _____ less than 10 percent this year from 1960's 1,257,700
[014] arry Truman, and he's already got an education. _____ publicity on the Los Angeles Blue Book does not ment
[015] ons now guarantee firm tenure. This is a significant _____ but its import should not be exaggerated. When a man
[016] ing stirred up in the West have been planned long in _____ . The West Berlin crisis is being played up artificia
[017] itude toward the court, enable us to utilize it, and _____ in a tangible way the cause of international law and
[018] up as a "last line of defense" against the Communist _____ . Their national leader, Robert Bolivar DePugh of
[019] e of terrain for concealment. They were shown how to _____ against an enemy outpost atop a cleared ridge. They
[020] moke grenades; and they attempted a skirmish line of _____ against a camouflaged enemy encampment. Eleven dummy
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[001] heads scarcely emerged from the sea, for they were in _____ water. On the left, the country appeared to be one v
[002] uch of sea- weed which still remained almost dry. The _____ sleep which had overpowered him would no doubt be mo
[003] ys, including the faithful Top, were soon buried in a _____ sleep. No incident disturbed this peaceful night, and
[004] the mountain which was exposed to the northeast, and _____ fissures could be seen which, no doubt, were watercou
[005] nly fell, and they found themselves on the edge of a _____ chasm which they had to go round. Thus, in retracing
[006] ght was beautiful and still, the darkness was not yet _____ . Cyrus Harding and the boy walked near each other, w
[007] for ascending the cone. In fact, before them opened a _____ hollow. It was the rugged mouth of the crater, by whi
[008] given to the watercourse. It was only a large stream, _____ and clear, formed of the mountain water, which, half
[009] xydulous iron, which is found in confused masses of a _____ gray color; it gives a black dust, crystallized in t
[010] d emerged from the water, which did not appear to be _____ in that place. Herbert recognized directly the specie
[011] e substance must be manufactured, which would make a _____ trench in some other part of the shore. This was wha
[012] e coast was steep and that the ocean there covered a _____ abyss. Behind in the west, but at a distance of four
[013] le to reach it," replied the engineer, "for the sea is _____ , and there is not a rock on which we could have taken
[014] also of the species of Tajacu, recognizable by their _____ color and the absence of those long teeth with which
[015] substance which they drew from the maple, by making _____ incisions in the tree. They contented themselves with
[016] he tide overtook it, and then quietly returned to the _____ sea." "Oh! what stupids we were!" cried Neb. "That is
[017] s rocks which interrupted its course. This creek was _____ and clear, but it was absolutely unnavigable. "We ar
[018] mers. But nothing could be easier than to dig a broad _____ ditch, which could be filled from the lake, and the o
[019] s than a fortnight a ditch, twelve feet wide and six _____ , was dug out in the hard ground of the plateau. A ne
[020] before going to sleep gave vent to his feelings in a _____ sigh of satisfaction that awoke all the echoes of Gr
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[001] he spoke. His companions let him talk. The reporter _____ approved with a gesture. But what Pencroft thought mo
[002] d, but there was no doubt that the frightful weather _____ hindered his return, and that he must have taken refu
[003] aring life had habituated to anything. Gideon Spilett _____ was kept awake by anxiety. He reproached himself with
[004] e at some distance. It could only be Top! But was he _____ or accompanied? He was most probably
[005] or accompanied? He was most probably _____ , for, if Neb had been with him, he would have made his
[006] s the dog of the engineer, Cyrus Harding. But he was _____ ! Neither Neb nor his master accompanied him! How was
[007] ht. Not a sail. Over all this immense space the ocean _____ was visible--the island occupied the center of a cir
[008] said he, "or rather, this smoke is produced by nature _____ . There is a sulphur spring there, which will cure al
[009] w mixture. This last operation Cyrus Harding had made _____ , in a retired place, at a distance from the Chimneys
[010] f man. And yet this was only the work of nature. She _____ had hollowed this fairy Aihambra in a mass of granit
[011] ings. This would have taken too long with the pickaxe _____ , and it is known that Harding was an ingenious man.
[012] ver come to them. It was on themselves, on themselves _____ , that the settlers must depend, for the distance of
[013] ting them down. "The wind is turning woodman, let it _____ ," he repeated. Besides, there was no way of stopping
[014] h a skill which Pencroft directly pronounced sailors _____ could exhibit. It appeared to be in a perfect state
[015] ust be taken to bring back the balloon, for the canoe _____ could not carry it, then they would build a decked bo
[016] h the rope had undoubtedly broken, and which had come _____ from the sources of the Mercy. It was very important
[017] s to see if Top was keeping good watch. Cyrus Harding _____ waited with his habitual patience, although his stron
[018] , knew how to vary agreeably the bill of fare. Bread _____ was wanting at the table of the settlers, and as has
[019] e six months, Cyrus Harding and Pencroft should work _____ at the boat. Gideon Spilett and Herbert were to conti
[020] But there was an immense quantity of it; the tongue _____ yielded six thousand pounds of oil, and the lower lip
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[001] over him. Gideon Spilett shared his feelings in this _____ , and the two conversed together in whispers of the in
[002] " said the sailor. "He has secrets--" "Which we will _____ ," interrupted Cyrus Harding quickly. "If he has commi
[003] must let us judge what it will be best to do in this _____ ." "Thank you, sir," replied the stranger as he withdr
[004] oft that his harbor is wanting in one very important _____ !" "And what is that, Mr. Spilett?" "An opening, a cu
[005] ld land upon it in numbers and well armed. They would _____ nothing. Should the settlers fall into their hands,
[006] discovered also. The question, then, is, ought we to _____ the incognito of this generous being, or ought we to
[007] "but his reserve does him honor, and it is right to _____ the feeling which he has about his sad past." "Certai
[008] agnificent vegetation. They knew already that in this _____ Lincoln Island would have been worthy to take the fir
[009] atter of course Ayrton shared the common lot in every _____ , and there was no longer any talk of his going to li
[010] d, it can't be!" cried Pencroft, who, in spite of the _____ he felt for Cyrus Harding, could not prevent a gestur
[011] ad was a little different. The boys had a tremendous _____ for each other's ability. They knew what they could
[012] ast is teaching home-owners and decorators a renewed _____ for the shrewd cabinetmakers of our Colonial era.
[013] aniacs on any private-eye series. #@# IN ANOTHER _____ , television viewers will feel right at home because
[014] number of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new _____ for the anti-trust laws that is justified neither by
[015] "There is a limit to what the United States in self- _____ can endure", said the President. "That limit has now
[016] rove a suitable recruit to the revolution. Less _____ for the legal conventions was displayed by Castro's
[017] with a sense of responsibility. This is a matter of _____ for the Presidency. Mr. Eisenhower's New York speech
[018] Mr. Eisenhower's New York speech does not encourage _____ for that or for his elder statesmanship. #QUEEN OF
[019] onal Legislation was interviewed on the air. While I _____ his sincere concern for peace, he made four points t
[020] acts that lead to strength based on right doing and _____ . What better affirmative step could be taken to t
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[001] o, Mr. Spilett, you will eat some!" "I shall be very _____ ," replied the reporter; "but what is it that I am goi
[002] yrtaceae. This fact is now beyond doubt, and it is a _____ circumstance for us settlers in Lincoln Island." "Ah
[003] ed in the island, on the subject of which I shall be _____ to have your advice. These incidents are, so to speak
[004] t and Neb, especially, who felt themselves at once so _____ and so rich, would not have left their island without
[005] nger to the settlers in Lincoln Island, until then so _____ , and who might now expect still greater misfortunes.
[006] group, to which the first name given was that of the _____ Isles. Now, alas! their island no longer belonged to
[007] Grant and Captain Nemo. There, to conclude, all were _____ , united in the present as they had been in the past;
[008] Mustangs don't play this week. "We're just real _____ for the players", Coach Bill Meek said of the 9-7 vi
[009] r gratification at the defensive performances of end _____ Nelson and halfback Billy Gannon. Both turned in top
[010] 0, and a top-grade big leaguer. #@# THE MODEST AND _____ Spahn waved off his new laurels as one of those go
[011] nd have a doubleheader at Quincy, Ill., Saturday. # _____ HITTING# If it's true that contented cows give more
[012] ue that contented cows give more milk, why shouldn't _____ ball players produce more base hits? The two top
[013] nday- four home runs- served merely to emphasize how _____ he is to be playing for Alvin Dark. Next to Leo D
[014] of suspicion removed. Still, I don't wish to appear _____ at somebody's else's misfortune". #LIVES ON WELFAR
[015] headlights and yards of chrome, the gas people were _____ to see me. "Tires OK? Check the oil and water,
[016] n's bed-time is frequently preceeded by a session of _____ , family rough-housing. To outsiders, the Blacks s
[017] To outsiders, the Blacks seem to be an ordinary, _____ family, and they are- but with a difference. They kn
[018] They know the value of being just that- an ordinary, _____ family. Family Service has helped hundreds of fam
[019] that the situation is not regarded as a particularly _____ one. "Outside" faculty members want to be considered
[020] delivered a peppery annual report in the form of a " _____ , warless New Year" greeting to his Pentagon staff. S
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[001] horizon, he was obliged to look for a more suitable _____ . The best would evidently have been the shore expose
[002] f the alphabet, and in this way communicate from one _____ to the other. All was completely arranged by the 12th
[003] nitely, and endow the American Republic with a useful _____ in this part of the Pacific Ocean!" "Hurrah!" exclaim
[004] do?" "My duty," answered Ayrton. He then took up his _____ near the window and gazed through the foliage. It wa
[005] e same moment, fresh reports resounded from the Mercy _____ , to which the second boat was rapidly approaching. T
[006] veral years ago and now detailed to the Central Fire _____ . He would assign one of the rescue trucks to the
[007] or traffic offenses to pay fines at the local police _____ may be taken at Monday's special North Providence To
[008] d modernized the radio system with a central control _____ . He introduced regular briefing sessions for distric
[009] s mad at the world". But Jackie had gone into the _____ . Ritchie walked up to him at the magazine stand.
[010] nnapolis road a mile south of Severna Park, at Jones _____ , police said. _ANNAPOLIS, JAN. 7_ - The Anne Ar
[011] he wanted car, with three boys, at a Route 2 service _____ , just outside Annapolis. The driver admitted he was
[012] bachs' son and all three were taken to the Edgewater _____ , police said. _ANNAPOLIS, JAN. 7_ - Governor
[013] lected high officers at Portland underwater research _____ . It was there that the two accused civil servants we
[014] uld be mailed to Post Office Box 553, Warren Village _____ . Vicky Kowalski meanwhile learned that several of
[015] motorist. Patrolman George Kimmell, of McClellan _____ , said he would recommend a special safety citation f
[016] union at 1213-15 Blue Island av. The radiation _____ of the Chicago board of health recorded a reading of
[017] DO YOU put the lighter fluid, ha, ha"? asked the gas _____ man. The present crop of small cars is enriching Ame
[018] of small cars is enriching American humor. Gas _____ people are very debonair about small cars. When
[019] "Get much mileage"? "About 35". The gas _____ man sighed unhappily. "What I always say is what
[020] ill die rich". "That will be $1.80", said the gas _____ man. "The windshield looks pretty clean". #@# AH
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[001] the shore, where the castaways had landed, formed a _____ bay, terminated by a sharp cape, which had been conce
[002] the island between the Mercy and Claw Cape. It was a _____ extent of marshy land, and they would probably find g
[003] k on which Neb and Pencroft had arranged breakfast, a _____ view was obtained. There was, however, not a sail in
[004] orizon. It is useless to add that notwithstanding the _____ extent of sea which the explorers could survey, and t
[005] or, which they had closed on their departure, was now _____ open. Some one had entered Granite House--there coul
[006] ome time, for the Mercy at this place was eighty feet _____ . It was therefore necessary to fix piles in the bed o
[007] xisted a space of twenty feet, which was sufficiently _____ to prevent any animals from crossing. The settlers no
[008] work. In less than a fortnight a ditch, twelve feet _____ and six deep, was dug out in the hard ground of the
[009] from wing to wing, and which could traverse seas as _____ as the Pacific. Herbert would have liked to keep thi
[010] uely to the oval of the island ran a stream through a _____ meadow falling into the sea on the west by a narrow
[011] ts front and through the trees the axe had prepared a _____ clearing, which allowed the view to extend to the se
[012] the sailor had reason to fear that he was lost on the _____ sea without any possibility of recovering his course.
[013] ng stone, the hopper, a sort of large square trough, _____ at the top, narrow at the bottom, which would allow th
[014] umps of trees, the little stream which watered it, its _____ carpet of grass, was suddenly illuminated. From the s
[015] nklin was at its base composed solely of two valleys, _____ , not very deep, without any appearance of vegetation
[016] orize the Texas Education Agency to establish county- _____ day schools for the deaf in counties of 300,000 or m
[017] no more than 21 were repaired, Hemphill charged. # _____ RANGE IN BIDS# Hemphill said the Hughes concern cont
[018] y came during a hearing on a bill raising fees for a _____ variety of licenses, permits and city services. The
[019] nk House's throw in an effort to nab Throneberry was _____ and in the dirt. Then Heywood Sullivan, Kansas Ci
[020] o short which Robinson cut across to field and threw _____ to first. It was ruled a difficult chance and a hit.
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[001] est, and by degrees numerous articles of very varied _____ were produced and strewn about on the sand. At each
[002] y had not before met with anything of so surprising a _____ . Be that as it may, forgetting their fatigue in the
[003] rect the attention of their companions to the strange _____ of certain incidents which had occurred on the island
[004] nts of this, so to speak, extra- human existence, the _____ of Prince Dakkar would ever remain as one of those w
[005] a fine "danseur noble"; Konstantin Shatilov, a great _____ dancer; and Inna Zubkovskaya, an excellent Lilac Fai
[006] education, it is necessary to appreciate the special _____ of the esprit d' corps of the religious community. I
[007] profession was accepted here as evidence of his good _____ . Tardily the Government here came to understand how
[008] sm is grotesquely ironic, considering the Louis /14, _____ of their Grand Monarque, FDR: not only in his accre
[009] valry is an affectingly warm and human exposition of _____ . #@# Nikolai Cherkasov, the Russian actor who has
[010] ancho Panza, the fat, grotesque "squire". Though his _____ is broader and more comically rounded than the don,
[011] t is really as though the Russians have seen in this _____ the oftentimes underlying vitality and courage of su
[012] eland. An enthusiastic audience confirmed the "live" _____ of the hour, and provided the interaction between mu
[013] tape to produce special effects. Some clue to the _____ of London's approach in these discs may be gained im
[014] ive discs- the arrangements just didn't have so much _____ as the others. There is an extraordinary sense of
[015] To The Bride", sung by Clarence Nordstrom, playing a _____ called Old Man Toomey, is quite simple, direct and t
[016] tage presence for a rousing villain and he sang with _____ and strong tone. What was lacking was a real sense o
[017] ion of smoothness to what is, after all, a very oily _____ . Regina Resnik as Laura and Cesare Siepi as Alvis
[018] the composer himself. The strange, delightful little _____ pieces with their odd and sometimes inexplicable tit
[019] urning some obviously ludicrous figure into a tragic _____ . Among the Moliere specialists of some years ago,
[020] stage was magnificent. #@# At the other extreme in _____ was the half-hour excerpt from the Petipa-Minkus bal