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A Balloon Ascension at Midnight
A Balloon Ascension at Midnight

Chapter I

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"There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."
A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.
_Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."
Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.
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A Balloon Ascension at Midnight

Chapter I

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LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.
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"There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."
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A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.
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_Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."
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Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

Learner Dictionary

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “_Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “_Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."”

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1902

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

5

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

accident

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

agreed

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

Air

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

all

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

American

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

animals

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

après

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

ardently

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

aspires

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

assez

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

atterri

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

aéronaute

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

call

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

Carlyle

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

companion

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

conquest

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

COPIES

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

Copyright

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

Cézy

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

dans

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

de

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Decoration

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

dinner

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

dix

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

dreams

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

ELDER

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

eleven

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

ELI

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

Empire

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

entire

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

et

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Etienne

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

feathers

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

FIFTEEN

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

Figaro

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

five

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

foolishest

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

Francisco

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

full

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

GEORGE

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

Georges

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Giraud

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

GORDON

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

Hall

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

heads

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

heures

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

horizontal

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

house

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

human

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

hundred

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

IMPERIAL

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

JAPAN

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Joigny

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

kilomètres

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

l'intrépide

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

later

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

le

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

lie

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

LIMITED

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

M

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

more

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

MORGAN

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

mouvementée

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

night-caps

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

North

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

o'clock

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

out

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Paris

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

partis

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

PAUL

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

positions

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

quoique

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

race

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

Resartus

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

Review

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Rolla

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

ROSS

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

SALE

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

San

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

San-Francisco

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

sans

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Santos-Dumont

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Sartor

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From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

SHEPARD

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

SILHOUETTES

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

situé

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

There

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From this reading "There is no conquest to which the entire human race aspires more ardently than the Empire of the Air."

THIRTY

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

thousand

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

tranversée

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

two-legged

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

une

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.

Upwards

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From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

VELLUM

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From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Carlyle: _Sartor Resartus._ We had agreed, my companion and I, that I should call for him at his house, after dinner, not later than eleven o'clock.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading LIMITED TO THIRTY COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN VELLUM OF WHICH FIFTEEN ARE FOR SALE.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _Le Figaro._ BY GEORGE ELI HALL WITH SILHOUETTES BY GORDON ROSS [Decoration] PAUL ELDER AND MORGAN SHEPARD San Francisco _Copyright, 1902_ _by_ George Eli Hall "Upwards of five hundred thousand two-legged animals without feathers lie around us, in horizontal positions; their heads all in night-caps, and full of the foolishest dreams."

à

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From this reading A. Santos-Dumont: _The North American Review._ M. Etienne Giraud, l'intrépide aéronaute, et M. Georges Hall de San-Francisco, partis de Paris dans le _Rolla_, out atterri à Cézy, situé à 5 kilomètres de Joigny, après une tranversée de dix heures assez mouvementée, quoique sans accident.