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 For reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot 
Lee decided to pass the winter in Washington.  
 For reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot 
Lee decided to pass the winter in Washington. 
 To stretch his legs between consultations, Maclean escorted his 
last patient to Baker Street station.  
 To stretch his legs between consultations, Maclean escorted his 
last patient to Baker Street station. 
 1a 'a n, pl a's or as 'az often cap, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1 
a : the 1st read more 
 1a 'a n, pl a's or as 'az often cap, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1 
a : the 1st letter of the English alphabet b : a representation 
of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic a 2 : the 
6th tone of a C-major scale 3 : a graphic device for reproducing 
the letter a 4 : one designated a esp. as the 1st in order or 
class 5 a : a grade rating a student's work as superior in 
quality b : one graded or rated with an A 6 : something shaped 
like the letter A
   - Unattributed Author, 
 Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of 
the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies read more 
 Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of 
the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded 
yellow sun. 
 Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact 
that it should be played read more 
 Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact 
that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within 
the Spirit of the Game. 
 The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a 
dingy whirl at the window; a read more 
 The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a 
dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fire-place; a 
shadow black as a bear's cave under the table. Nothing in all 
the cavernous room, loomed really warm or familiar except a glass 
of stale water, and a vapid, half-eaten grape-fruit. 
 In 1846 the prairie town of Oak River existed only in a settler's 
dream.  
 In 1846 the prairie town of Oak River existed only in a settler's 
dream. 
 It was the first Tuesday in August. The Nebraska heat rolled in 
upon one like the engulfing waves of read more 
 It was the first Tuesday in August. The Nebraska heat rolled in 
upon one like the engulfing waves of a dry sea,--a thick material 
substance against which one seemed to push when moving about. 
 According to the tapes, my father, then about as run-of-the-mill 
as Joe Blow himself, didn't want to see the read more 
 According to the tapes, my father, then about as run-of-the-mill 
as Joe Blow himself, didn't want to see the thing.