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" ... country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence... "
Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc., for ... - Page 39
by Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 119 pages
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Selections of American Humour in Prose and Verse

John Hamer - 1883 - 334 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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Selections of American Humour in Prose and Verse

John Hamer - 1883 - 338 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...astonishment he found his beard had grown a foot long ! strange children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too,...
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Favorite Authors in Prose and Poetry

James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Vocal and Action-language Culture and Expression

Edward Napoleon Kirby - 1884 - 250 pages
...and, whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same,...astonishment, he found his beard had grown a foot long ! 12. He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting...
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Advanced Reader, Specially Prepared to Elicit Thought and to Facilitate ...

Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the srimf, when to his astonishment he found his beard had grown a foot long! children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing to his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent

Washington Irving - 1885 - 398 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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Cassell's Readable readers, Book 5

Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 pages
...their eyes upon him, always stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip to do the same, when to his astonishment, he found...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs too, not one of whom he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he...
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Swinton's First [-sixth] Reader, Book 6

William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...one's will (Latin volemlns, will). 5 astonishment. Synonym? READER. He had now entered the skirts1 of the village. A troop of strange, children ran at...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Sixth Or Classic English Reader

William Swinton - 1885 - 628 pages
...against one's will (Latin voluntos, will). 6 astonishment. Synonym? He had now entered the skirts1 of the village. A troop of strange children ran at...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Higher reading book for schools, colleges, and general use, ed. by C.M. Yonge

Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1885 - 440 pages
...and, whenever they cast eyes on him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same, when, to his astonishment, he found that his beard had grown a foot long ! He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange...
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