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id: 27456
author: Unknown
title: The Mouse's Wedding
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words: 626
sentence: 54
flesch: 85
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summary:
  The bridegroom sent the bride the usual articles: an obi or belt, silk cotton, dried bonito, dried cuttle fish, white flax, sea-weed, and _sake_ or rice wine. The bride sent the bridegroom in like manner: a linen _kami-shimo_, dried bonito, dried cuttle-fish, white flax, sea-weed, fish, and _sake_; thus confirming the marriage promise.


id: 58827
author: Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney)
title: Wedding Day
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words: 1352
sentence: 109
flesch: 84
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summary:
  Doris and Sue stayed out of the argument at first. You're a fine cook, Doris is witty and Sue's body would make any man's mouth water--but that's just the point!


id: 63527
author: Rocklynne, Ross
title: Cosmic Yo-Yo
extension: .txt
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words: 7080
sentence: 607
flesch: 88
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summary:
  Bob watched a pointer which moved slowly up and up--past tungsten, past iridium, past gold-- Bob Parker said, in astonishment, Hell! And finally, when Bob tore the ship and prisoned asteroid from their orbit, sent them into Earth's atmosphere, Queazy could make nothing of that either.


id: 38657
author: Anstey, F.
title: Love Among the Lions: A Matrimonial Experience
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words: 17638
sentence: 786
flesch: 74
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summary:
  _, a smart young solicitor's clerk, of the name of Archibald Chuck, whose employer had lately presented him with his articles; myself, and Lurana. Wouldn't that be rather _smelly_, Lurana?


id: 15541
author: Chittenden, Charlotte E. (Charlotte Elizabeth)
title: What Two Children Did
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words: 28460
sentence: 1630
flesch: 86
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summary:
  Then they sang what they called Precious Julias, Little children who love Mary Deemer. They went up-stairs to the nursery where their own small desks were and taking some of their beloved Kate Green a way paper with pictures of quaint little children on it, after much trouble, ink, and many sheets of paper, as well as consultations with Bobby and Nan, they finished and posted a very small envelope to Bobby's grandfather, whose address they obtained from Bobby.


id: 43112
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
title: Sweet Content
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words: 37824
sentence: 2304
flesch: 92
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summary:
  Poor little mamma--what a shame it was that she should be nervous, when if she _had_ done anything imprudent it had only been for my sake! But papa's first words took away all our fears. I am glad for little Miss Whyte to see that you are not _usually_ going about in a torn frock and with a dirty face, mamma went on.


id: 46540
author: Finley, Martha
title: Elsie's Winter Trip
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words: 45265
sentence: 2138
flesch: 81
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summary:
  cried little Elsie, with a shudder of disgust. Poor thing! sighed little Elsie, I don't know how men can have the heart to be so cruel to animals that are not dangerous.


id: 46188
author: Finley, Martha
title: Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War
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words: 49370
sentence: 2323
flesch: 79
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summary:
  The difficulty was that because the _Brooklyn_ was on a parallel course with the Spaniards, and going in a directly opposite direction, she would have to make a complete circle in order to chase them; and had they had the speed with which they were credited, that would have put the _Brooklyn_ out of the fight, one of her engines being uncoupled, and in consequence her speed greatly reduced. But the Spanish vessels fell far behind their estimated speed, so that the _Brooklyn_ was able to circle about and still overhaul the fleetest of them, and the _Texas_, the slowest of our battleships, held its own in the race.


id: 15798
author: Coolidge, Susan
title: Clover
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words: 54050
sentence: 2722
flesch: 84
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summary:
  thought little Clover to herself afterward. Don't you think that travelling is the most delightful thing in the world, Miss Clover? Yes--if only--people--don't get too tired, said Clover, with an anxious glance at Phil, as he lay back in an easy-chair.


id: 5604
author: Shaw, Bernard
title: Getting Married
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words: 59583
sentence: 4234
flesch: 81
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summary:
  In the British Empire we have unlimited Kulin polygamy, Muslim polygamy limited to four wives, child marriages, and, nearer home, marriages of first cousins: all of them abominations in the eyes of many worthy persons. She's never known any man but me; and she cant properly know me, because she dont know other men to compare me with.


id: 21635
author: Hueston, Ethel
title: Prudence Says So
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words: 57558
sentence: 4657
flesch: 91
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summary:
  When the superintendent read, Recitation--Miss Carol Starr, the applause was enthusiastic, for Carol was a prime favorite in church and school and town. [Illustration: We enclose our check for forty-five dollars] We have something to read to you, said Carol beaming paternally at Connie.


id: 36046
author: Speed, Nell
title: Vacation with the Tucker Twins
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words: 60428
sentence: 2947
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Besides, his holiday was over and we all well knew that Willoughby would not be quite the same thing with our kind host not there, the boys no longer in their camp, and good Miss Cox married and gone. I hoped that the baby fairies enjoyed my precious bits of coloured glass and the pieces of shining mica, and wondered if they knew what little girl had owned them, and if, some day, when they would grow up to be full-sized fairies, they would not do something very nice for me because I had let the brownies steal my toys.


id: 25865
author: Wells, Carolyn
title: Patty's Summer Days
extension: .txt
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words: 58427
sentence: 2878
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Is there company for dinner, Miss Patty? asked the cook, not understanding how a baby could have arrived as an only guest. It's a lady, Miss Patty, said the girl.


id: 45908
author: Smith, Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis)
title: Peggy Raymond's Way; Or, Blossom Time at Friendly Terrace
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words: 59848
sentence: 3684
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Afternoon, Miss Peggy, he exclaimed. It's pay-day, Miss Peggy, and the best ain't none too good for Elvira and the kid, I'll swear it ain't.


id: 21248
author: Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
title: The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor
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words: 68409
sentence: 3474
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Of co'se Joyce has seen it all befoah, but little Mary has been looking foh'wa'd to this visit to The Locusts as she would to heaven. No, but little Mary Ware was.


id: 5632
author: Sidney, Margaret
title: Five Little Peppers Midway
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words: 72590
sentence: 4576
flesch: 89
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summary:
  She doesn't need urging, said old Mr. King quite distinctly, and not moving a muscle. Here, Jasper. Bless my soul, so you must! cried old Mr. King; to think we didn't ask you first.


