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A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others
A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others

Chapter I

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_There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.
Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._
_Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.
34TH ST.
I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others

Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.
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Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._
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_Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.
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34TH ST.
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I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Bare-headed noun US /ˈbare-headed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

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150

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

34

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From this reading 34TH ST.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

bare-headednounUS /ˈbare-headed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

bias

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

brass

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

brown

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

buttons

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

cloth

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

covers

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

Delmonico's

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

E

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

entangling

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

experience

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

F

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

finds

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

front

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

group

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

H

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

intent

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

interviewing

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

large

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

lifetime

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

major

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

meets

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

mental

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

NEW

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

once

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

own

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

personage

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

premeditated

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

pure

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

readers

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

S

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

selected

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

several

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

simple

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

some

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

spotted

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From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

ST

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From this reading 34TH ST.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

stories

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

suit

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.

TH

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From this reading 34TH ST.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

There

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From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

threads

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

types

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

unconsciously

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From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

vagabond

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From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

vagabonds

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From this reading _There are gentlemen vagabonds and vagabond gentlemen.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I found the major standing in front of Delmonico's, interviewing a large, bare-headed personage in brown cloth spotted with brass buttons.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Here and there one finds a vagabond pure and simple, and once in a lifetime one meets a gentleman simple and pure._ _Without premeditated intent or mental bias, I have unconsciously to myself selected some one of these several types,--entangling them in the threads of the stories between these covers._

YORK

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From this reading _Each of my readers can group them to suit his own experience._ F.H.S. NEW YORK, 150 E.