item: #1 of 7 id: 10087 author: Forsslund, Louise title: Old Lady Number 31 date: None words: 33100 flesch: 84 summary: Jest say, he added eagerly, that the time fer old folks ter stick home under the cellar-door has passed, an' nobody is tew old ter go a-gallivantin' nowadays. Son, I want yew ter understand one thing naow at the start. keywords: abe; abigail; abraham; angy; aunt; blossy; brother; day; door; eyes; face; fer; folks; git; good; hand; head; home; jest; life; long; man; men; miss; mother; nancy; naow; old; rose; samuel; sisters; ter; tew; thar; time; wife; yer; yew cache: 10087.txt plain text: 10087.txt item: #2 of 7 id: 23485 author: Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) title: The Old Man's Bag date: None words: 4445 flesch: 97 summary: Oh, you wicked old person, said the red policeman. We should always be kind, said the old woman, even to policemen, and as it is raining and I left my umbrella in an omnibus the other day, I will lend you my sunshade. keywords: bag; man; policeman; red; woman cache: 23485.txt plain text: 23485.txt item: #3 of 7 id: 29284 author: Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell title: An Encore date: None words: 10613 flesch: 89 summary: The day that Mrs. North arrived in Old Chester, Mrs. Cyrus commanded the situation; she saw the daughter get out of the stage, and hurry into the house for a chair so that the mother might descend more easily. At least, that was what Miss North said to herself with obvious common-sense--until Mrs. Cyrus put her on the right track.... What! gasped Mary North. keywords: alfred; captain; cyrus; gussie; lavendar; mary; miss; mother; mrs; north; price cache: 29284.txt plain text: 29284.txt item: #4 of 7 id: 32448 author: Wolf, Mari title: The Statue date: None words: 6755 flesch: 100 summary: John was sixty-three, in Earth years. In Earth years. keywords: earth; home; lewis; mars; martha; years cache: 32448.txt plain text: 32448.txt item: #5 of 7 id: 34255 author: Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart title: Comrades date: None words: 7357 flesch: 90 summary: But this one, as we remember, had the climate of a happier world and the temperature of a day created for marching men--old soldiers who had left their youth and strength behind them, and who were feebler than they knew. I don't know's you did, replied Reuben Oak, after some difficult reflection. keywords: day; man; patience; peter; reuben; thought; tommy; wife cache: 34255.txt plain text: 34255.txt item: #6 of 7 id: 57975 author: Wallis, Ella Bell title: Excavating a Husband date: None words: 14839 flesch: 82 summary: Miss Katherine looked at his fresh face and vigorous frame in some surprise, whereupon Mr. Murphy made haste to explain: I am feeling very much better now, but not quite right. You must come in to tea, said Miss Katherine to Mr. Murphy, who accepted promptly. keywords: captain; house; joseph; katherine; man; miss; miss katherine; murphy; page; place; shannon; sister; thought; time; treasure cache: 57975.txt plain text: 57975.txt item: #7 of 7 id: 59289 author: Drussai, Garen title: The Twilight Years date: None words: 2669 flesch: 91 summary: Sydney, there's so much you could be doing, now that you have time for it. This time, he sighed with relief, It's Eleanor. keywords: eleanor; ellie; screen; sydney cache: 59289.txt plain text: 59289.txt