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  1 1,1|             have traveled less than two thousand miles in twenty-four
  2 1,1|            the surface of the sea. ~Two more hours passed and the
  3 1,1|           the land? ~But, when only two fathoms off, terrible cries
  4 1,1|       parallel direction. ~At last, two minutes later, it reproached
  5 1,2|             battle, telegraphed for two hours the first chapters
  6 1,2|            cost the New York Herald two thousand dollars, but the
  7 1,2| acquaintance with the reporter. The two men then learned to appreciate
  8 1,2|         ranks of the Federals. ~The two Americans had from the first
  9 1,2|         adventure that a being with two feet and no wings would
 10 1,2|           you?" asked the sailor. ~"Two; my friend Spilett, and
 11 1,2|          Pencroft took leave of the two friends, and returned to
 12 1,2|     exclaimed Pencroft, heaving out two bags of sand, and as he
 13 1,2|       having dashed the car against two chimneys, which it threw
 14 1,3|            he loved on earth. ~Only two minutes had passed from
 15 1,3|         when, after trudging nearly two miles, having reached an
 16 1,3|             which was not more than two miles in length, with even
 17 1,3|          The distance between these two extremities, which made
 18 1,4|             the foot of the cliff. ~Two hundred paces farther they
 19 1,4|            feet in breadth, and its two banks on each side were
 20 1,4|         almost directly between the two walls of granite, which
 21 1,4|          quantity, and the loads of two men would not be sufficient.
 22 1,4|       surrounding country. ~Exactly two hundred feet behind the
 23 1,4|         first declivities to within two miles of the coast were
 24 1,4|            began to run between the two high granite walls; but
 25 1,4|             run aground, and before two o'clock they arrived at
 26 1,5|            the same. Better to have two strings to one's bow than
 27 1,5|        replied Herbert, "by rubbing two bits of dry stick one against
 28 1,5|        landed the day before, about two hundred feet from the cave.
 29 1,5|         happened to have a match or two. ~The reporter stopped,
 30 1,5|          than a dish of shell-fish. Two dozen eggs were brought
 31 1,6|           broke from the first tree two stout branches which he
 32 1,6|             given for a knife! ~The two hunters now advanced among
 33 1,6|         recognized the males by the two wing-like appendages raised
 34 1,7|           an instant and replied,-~"Two cables lengths at the most." ~"
 35 1,7|            give up his project; but two large tears fell from his
 36 1,7|        advanced, and it was perhaps two hours from morning, when
 37 1,7|              who derived from these two races crossed the swiftness
 38 1,7|          favored the seaman and his two companions. The wind being
 39 1,7|       hillocks. Here and there grew two or three trees, inclined
 40 1,7|         beach, the reporter and his two companions arrived at a
 41 1,8|         along the coast for another two miles, carefully examining
 42 1,8|       produced by striking together two flints. As to the engineer'
 43 1,8|             beach and returned with two large bivalve shells. The
 44 1,8|             Spilett, then his other two companions, and his hand
 45 1,8|             mound, Pencroft and his two companions set to work,
 46 1,8|     engineer; "wait another hour or two, and then we will set out.
 47 1,8|        However, after traveling for two hours, fatigue overcame
 48 1,9|            and by striking together two pebbles he obtained some
 49 1,9|      proceeding, then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together,
 50 1,9|       sailor, stopping, said to his two companions,-~"Shall we begin
 51 1,9|            was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long, of
 52 1,9|             water. Pencroft and his two companions went to different
 53 1,9|           the sun that it was about two o'clock, he gave the signal
 54 1,0|        burning-glass. It was simply two glasses which he had taken
 55 1,0|            mountain was composed of two cones; the first, truncated
 56 1,0|      truncated at a height of about two thousand five hundred feet,
 57 1,0|          over their throats, and by two small, round horns, planted
 58 1,0|         were increased to more than two miles by the zigzags which
 59 1,0|             a narrow path, in which two persons could not walk abreast.
 60 1,0|         this point the slope of the two cones became one. No shoulder
 61 1,0|         shoulder here separated the two parts of the mountain. The
 62 1,0|             extend over a radius of two miles. Did the sea surround
 63 1,1|          rocky hole, at a height of two thousand five hundred feet
 64 1,1|       exploration. At the northeast two other capes closed the bay,
 65 1,1|            mark the boundary of the two zones. At the southwest,
 66 1,1|      adopted. First, they named the two bays and the mountain, Union
 67 1,1|           resemblance by naming the two parts of the jaws Mandible
 68 1,1|     Mandible Cape." ~"But there are two capes," observed the reporter. ~"
 69 1,2|  manufacture some powder and one or two fowling-pieces; he supposed
 70 1,2|          Herbert had rejoined their two companions, and like them,
 71 1,2|            victim he was devouring, two other rodents-the animals
 72 1,2|          seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres,
 73 1,2|            like a brush, and one or two specimens of the splendid
 74 1,2|          north of Prospect Heights. Two miles were cleared in this
 75 1,3|            his neck, he broke it in two, saying,-~"There are two
 76 1,3|            two, saying,-~"There are two knives, Pencroft!" ~Two
 77 1,3|             two knives, Pencroft!" ~Two hurrahs from the sailor
 78 1,3|          abundant on the beach, and two hours after the stock of
 79 1,3|             the colony consisted of two sharp blades, which were
 80 1,3|           reached a glade, situated two hundred feet from Lake Grant. ~
 81 1,3|          twelve hours; but in their two days work the five brickmakers
 82 1,3|      putting in a line with the sun two trees which would serve
 83 1,3|           The settlers employed the two days before the oven was
 84 1,3|          its summit and at its base two stars of the first magnitude,
 85 1,3|            light of the fire he cut two little flat rulers, which
 86 1,3|           and the space between the two legs gave him the angular
 87 1,3|            fastened with thorns the two pieces of wood on a third
 88 1,4|             Harding thrust the pole two feet into the sand, and
 89 1,4|          what are the properties of two similar triangles?" ~"Yes,"
 90 1,4|             I have just constructed two similar right-angled triangles;
 91 1,4|           when we have measured the two first distances, knowing
 92 1,4|        measuring it directly." ~The two horizontal distances were
 93 1,4|       before, the space between its two legs giving the angular
 94 1,4|          long as we have not one or two fowling-pieces, we shall
 95 1,4|             east. But between these two countries, there is a distance
 96 1,4|             Island is not more than two or three thousand miles
 97 1,5|             narrow gulf between the two capes, formed of mineral
 98 1,5|          Such was the case with the two specimens which Cyrus Harding
 99 1,5|       shouted. The engineer and his two companions threw themselves
100 1,5|      between the sea and the seals. Two of the animals soon lay
101 1,5|         Harding had at his disposal two seals' skins, which he intended
102 1,5|         Harding had nothing but the two steel blades from Top's
103 1,5|           and Gideon Spilett killed two kangaroos with bows and
104 1,6|      ourselves against savages with two legs as well as against
105 1,6|            over an extent of nearly two miles. But in no place in
106 1,6|       winged snakes, furnished with two ears, which enable them
107 1,7|          into the angle between the two banks, he found that there
108 1,7|           into sulphate of alumina, two equally soluble substances,
109 1,7|        although they were more than two miles from the mine, were
110 1,8|           the lake would be lowered two feet, or more. ~The settlers
111 1,8|         feet in width, but scarcely two in height. It was like the
112 1,8|        return. The place was free. ~Two difficulties remained; firstly,
113 1,8|        place. ~This work had lasted two hours, and they began to
114 1,9|           bank, and then to descend two hundred feet through the
115 1,9|           which existed between the two, but he was not in the least
116 1,9|        fortunately, to divide it in two parts, profiting by an overhanging
117 1,9|   themselves should be wanting, the two sportsmen carefully explored
118 1,9|             which was closed by the two Mandible Capes on the north,
119 1,0|      sufficient pressure. As to the two others, they formed the
120 1,0|        rendered the construction of two bridges necessary, one on
121 1,0|          plateau, and on the shore, two bridges from twenty to five
122 1,0|         Cyrus Harding, "and even in two years, if, as I hope, in
123 1,0|         this latitude we can obtain two crops a year." ~At that,
124 1,1|           or Asia, as Africa or the two Americas? To my mind, it
125 1,2|         soon reached a thickness of two feet. ~The wind also blew
126 1,2|       directly. There was certainly two feet of snow on the shore,
127 1,2|           the island, such were the two important projects for the
128 1,2|            a female peccary and her two young ones. ~Pencroft then
129 1,2|           himself. Look here! These two little peccaries are not
130 1,2|            a magnificent repast-the two little peccaries, kangaroo
131 2,1|        reasoning of bravery." These two companions of the chase,
132 2,1|           not go beyond a radius of two miles round Granite House;
133 2,1|          foot of the kauri, and the two sportsmen returned to Granite
134 2,1|         exploration of the island. ~Two days after-the 28th of October-another
135 2,1|     strolling along the shore about two miles from Granite House,
136 2,1|             stones; after which the two hunters returned to Granite
137 2,1|       turned over on the sand; but, two hours later, he and Neb
138 2,1|           replied Herbert. ~And the two, taking the cart, which
139 2,2|          the bows, rowlocks for the two oars, a scull to steer with,
140 2,2|             did not weigh more than two hundred pounds. The operation
141 2,2|          wood will get seasoned. In two days there won't be a single
142 2,2|         promontory, which projected two miles from the forest, and
143 2,2|          The canoe, impelled by the two oars, advanced without difficulty.
144 2,2|    proceeded towards the south, the two Mandible Capes appeared
145 2,2|          Pencroft was not mistaken. Two barrels were there, half
146 2,2|          doubtless was heavy, since two empty barrels were required
147 2,2|        secured by copper nails. The two great barrels, hermetically
148 2,2|       sailor began by detaching the two barrels, which, being in
149 2,3|          the settlers took were the two woodmen's axes, which they
150 2,3|           weapons they selected the two flint-lock guns, which were
151 2,3|    furnishes excellent cordage; and two or three ebony trees of
152 2,3|      Spilett managed to get hold of two couples of living gallinaceae.
153 2,3|            Some rose to a height of two hundred feet. Their trunks
154 2,3|     therefore continued for another two miles in the midst of country
155 2,3|           the trees. Sometimes even two or three of these animals
156 2,3|             leave the canoe, and in two hours I hope we shall cross
157 2,4|              Cyrus Harding had said two hours, but of course that
158 2,4|            little band for at least two days. It would not thus
159 2,4|             rodents were seen, also two or three koalas, at which
160 2,4|           now; we shall have one or two words to say to you on our
161 2,4|        scarcely have contained even two or three fishing-boats.
162 2,4|     prolonged for a space of nearly two miles; then the trees became
163 2,4|         clock, and there were still two miles between the settlers
164 2,4|             by sawing the bamboo in two at the joint, keeping for
165 2,5|             just as well stay there two days! As yet, we have had
166 2,5|             established between the two banks of the Mercy, and
167 2,5|      balloon. ~The operation lasted two hours, and then not only
168 2,5|              armed with axes, chose two trees near the water, and
169 2,6|            in this respect, and the two conversed together in whispers
170 2,6|              and passed between the two last rounds. ~The operation
171 2,6|        truth of the sailor's words, two or three quadrumana showed
172 2,6|         they were not able to say. ~Two hours passed, during which
173 2,6|            returned to their post. ~Two hours later, their situation
174 2,6|              were trying to escape. Two or three ran and clambered
175 2,6|       servant that ever walked upon two legs. Buffon possessed one
176 2,7|           wished to capture. ~These two projects would help to solve
177 2,7|           This was done by means of two stakes securely fixed in
178 2,7|         throw across the Mercy, the two little bridges already established
179 2,7|        below the fall; and, lastly, two other little bridges which
180 2,7|        piles, which would thus form two arches and allow the bridge
181 2,7|          the Mercy. There was there two or three feet of vegetable
182 2,7|    poultry-yard occupied an area of two hundred square yards, on
183 2,7|         guests. ~The first were the two tinamous, which were not
184 2,7|       incident. ~What did they see? Two fine animals of a large
185 2,7|          done, the movements of the two magnificent creatures were
186 2,8|          seventy degrees instead of two hundred and forty, and lastly,
187 2,8|             turtle can lay annually two hundred and fifty. ~"A regular
188 2,8|          fish, which measured about two feet and a half in length,
189 2,8|        parts of the wood, while the two cavaliers and Top galloped
190 2,8|        potatoes, of which more than two hundred species are now
191 2,9|           Herbert had already grown two inches in the year. His
192 2,9|        sulphate of soda, mixed with two or three parts of powdered
193 2,9|     cylinder of glass terminated by two hemispheric caps, which
194 2,9|           already advanced, and the two hunters were in danger of
195 2,0|           very much larger than the two first, and the soil, prepared
196 2,0|            sufficient room to move; two or three large herbivorous
197 2,0|           On the 30th of April, the two sportsmen were in the depth
198 2,0|           reporter broke off one or two of these stalks and returned
199 2,0|            on hot stones. This took two months; but all these manipulations
200 2,0|         observed an enormous animal two or three miles out in the
201 2,0|           cut in parallel slices of two feet and a half in thickness,
202 2,1|            workmen will soon become two hundred thousand, and that
203 2,1|            reporter. ~"For at least two hundred and fifty or three
204 2,1|          coal, be stored with these two condensed gases, which will
205 2,1|           and, singular to say, the two animals appeared more uneasy
206 2,2|           until they had fought for two long hours! The first signs
207 2,2|           interior was divided into two cabins; two benches extended
208 2,2|            divided into two cabins; two benches extended along them
209 2,2|       partition which separated the two cabins, which were reached
210 2,2|       cabins, which were reached by two hatchways let into the deck. ~
211 2,2|         great reluctance in letting two or three of his companions
212 2,2|         nothing, captain." ~And the two brave men gave three tremendous
213 2,2|         colony of Lincoln Island of two settlers out of five." ~"
214 2,3|            on this Tabor Island not two hundred miles from us! Ah,
215 2,3|            heights of Granite House two men waving their farewells;
216 2,3|           took turns for a spell of two hours each at the helm.
217 2,3|           its rays fell upon one or two headlands. ~"This is a much
218 2,3|     Bonadventure" was not more than two miles off, and Pencroft,
219 2,3|          gain an elevation of about two hundred and fifty or three
220 2,3|          verdure, out of which rose two or three hills of no great
221 2,3|        search." ~The sailor and his two companions returned to the
222 2,3|            resolved to catch one or two living, and take them back
223 2,4|          light. ~The sailor and his two companions then perceived
224 2,4|        corner of the fireplace were two kettles, covered with rust,
225 2,4|            tools, a spade, pickaxe, two fowling-pieces, one of which
226 2,4|             Herbert alone slept for two hours, for at his age sleep
227 2,4|     daybreak," said Pencroft to his two companions, as about two
228 2,4|            two companions, as about two o'clock they were resting
229 2,4|       forget to capture a couple or two of those pigs, of which
230 2,4|            of seeds, some game, and two couple of pigs. ~All was
231 2,4|             surrounded them. ~About two o'clock in the morning he
232 2,5|           would then have spoken of two castaways," replied Harding, "
233 2,5|           soon became at home. ~The two barrels, containing the
234 2,5|          rapidly towards Claw Cape. Two hours after, she was reposing
235 2,6|          him back to Granite House. Two days after this occurrence,
236 2,6|          eyes he is absolved." ~For two hours the stranger remained
237 2,6|            solitude. However, after two hours, appearing to have
238 2,6|             destined to contain the two millstones, the fixed stone
239 2,6|             Island. On this morning two or three bushels of wheat
240 2,7|              and a young boy. These two last were the children of
241 2,7|    survivors were Captain Grant and two of his men, and that they
242 2,7|            by Captain Grant and his two companions. The English
243 2,7|             had been lost less than two years before on the west
244 2,7|            Glenarvan, his wife, the two children, the major, the
245 2,7|           meet his accomplices, and two days after gaining possession
246 2,7|             found Captain Grant and two men, exactly on the thirty-seventh
247 2,7|             reformed by prayer! For two years, three years, this
248 2,7|             not say if it was after two or three years of solitude,
249 2,8|             trouble of coming every two or three days to visit the
250 2,8|             Cyrus Harding then took two slips of zinc, one of which
251 2,8|           that in the tube, and the two slips having been connected
252 2,8|           thousand miles a second. ~Two batteries had been manufactured,
253 2,8|            were very simple. At the two stations the wire was wound
254 2,8|             established between the two poles; the current, starting
255 2,8|             communication presented two very real advantages: firstly,
256 2,8|          time. The onagers, who had two pretty colts, were most
257 2,8|            March, the day on which, two years before, the castaways
258 2,9|                         Chapter 19 ~Two years already! and for two
259 2,9|          Two years already! and for two years the colonists had
260 2,9|        Confederation. ~During these two years not a vessel had passed
261 2,9|            on leaving port had only two hours of ebb tide and had
262 2,9|        continue sailing slowly with two reefs in the sail. But Harding
263 2,9|       Spilett, went for a ramble of two hours or so, and returned
264 2,9|      engineer. ~"That's a matter of two hours and a half," said
265 2,0|            slightly fallen, shifted two points, and enabled Pencroft
266 2,0|             gulf has been formed by two rivers of lava, thrown out
267 2,0|         narrow entrance between the two capes to get in by, and,
268 2,0|             and passed out at about two o'clock in the afternoon. ~"
269 2,0|             Granite House more than two or three miles. ~Thus passed
270 3,1|               Chapter 1 ~It was now two years and a half since the
271 3,1|            be discerned between the two masts of the vessel, which
272 3,1|           She was now not more than two miles off, and exactly opposite
273 3,2|            landed, and in that case two men will not be too many
274 3,2|             in the evening when the two adventurers disappeared
275 3,2|           Bob Harvey. ~At his shout two or three pirates awoke,
276 3,2|             fired his revolver, and two of the convicts fell, but
277 3,2|            were still undischarged. Two were fired-one, aimed at
278 3,2|           which favored his flight. Two or three pirates, awakened
279 3,2|           on. Ayrton was on deck in two bounds, and three seconds
280 3,2|            twelve, a boat, carrying two men, touched the beach.
281 3,3|         landing. We have the use of two rifles and four muskets.
282 3,3|       marksmen, were armed with the two rifles, which carried nearly
283 3,3|          the channel and to take up two separate stations on the
284 3,3|             A few more on the poop; two others posted in the shrouds,
285 3,3|          had killed one and wounded two others, escaped their shot?
286 3,3|            others the oars, and the two others, kneeling in the
287 3,3|          The boat was not more than two cables-lengths off the islet
288 3,3|            to land. ~At that moment two shots were heard. Smoke
289 3,3|           fly in splinters, but the two marksmen remained unhurt. ~
290 3,3|              the boat was less than two cables-lengths off the Mercy.
291 3,3|             the mouth of the Mercy, two balls saluted them, and
292 3,3|             balls saluted them, and two more of their number were
293 3,3|         point of the islet with the two remaining oars, they pulled
294 3,3|         board with the wounded, and two or three guns were fired
295 3,3|         boat was within range, when two well-directed balls threw
296 3,3|            was rapidly approaching. Two, out of the eight men who
297 3,3|      replied Herbert; "but what can two rifles do against the brig'
298 3,3|        disagreeable intelligence to two of the convicts, for they
299 3,3|    approached the island. ~From the two posts of the Mercy and the
300 3,3|           by those in the brig, but two or three reports, and the
301 3,3|      water-spout, had just split in two, and in less than ten seconds
302 3,4|         inexplicable. ~However, the two masts, which had been broken
303 3,4|             had been a new moon but two days before. A whole hour
304 3,4|        corner of their island. ~For two hours, Cyrus Harding and
305 3,4|           regretted that the brig's two boats had not been saved;
306 3,4|            twenty feet there opened two large leaks, which would
307 3,4|           sojourn in the water. Ah, two years before, how these
308 3,5|          have occurred during these two years. Who this beneficent
309 3,6|          upon, and which would have two objects: to discover the
310 3,6|        decided that he should spend two days there, and return to
311 3,6|            drawn by one onager, and two hours after, the electric
312 3,6|           the corral. ~During these two days Harding busied himself
313 3,6|        level of the lake was raised two or three feet, the opening
314 3,6|           to establish a dam at the two openings made by the lake,
315 3,6|         worked with a will, and the two dams which besides did not
316 3,6|             ostentatiously slipping two bullets into each barrel
317 3,6|           communication between the two banks of the river. ~The
318 3,6|             and his companions took two hours to traverse it. They
319 3,6|           what was the use of these two maneuvers, unless the vessel
320 3,6|           of sight of the island in two hours." ~"Well," resumed
321 3,6|             Granite House. In fact, two days had already passed
322 3,6|          hostile demonstration. The two rifles and the two guns
323 3,6|              The two rifles and the two guns had been loaded with
324 3,6|            After walking for nearly two miles, they had not as yet
325 3,6|            the corral, having still two miles and a half to go.
326 3,7|        important thing was that the two wounds should be dressed
327 3,7|            best to simply bathe the two wounds with cold water. ~
328 3,7|       hemorrhage, but not close the two wounds, or cause their immediate
329 3,7|             it was decided that the two wounds should be dressed
330 3,7|           applied to poor Herbert's two wounds, and were kept constantly
331 3,7|            and Pencroft. He uttered two or three words. He did not
332 3,7|           shall soon have to regret two misfortunes instead of one!" ~"
333 3,8|          unlucky period. During the two years and a half which had
334 3,9|           of December. At this time two months of spring had already
335 3,9|     compelled Cyrus Harding and his two friends to yield to the
336 3,9|        between the engineer and his two companions when a body leaped
337 3,9|             would have necessitated two bearers, that is to say,
338 3,9|          say, there would have been two guns less for defense if
339 3,1|             it. It contained nearly two hundred grains of a white
340 3,1|            for one hour a day, then two, then three. His strength
341 3,1|            Far West. ~For the first two miles the widely scattered
342 3,1|            convicts or wild beasts, two varieties of the animal
343 3,1|       however, carefully organized. Two of the settlers were to
344 3,1|           watch together, and every two hours it was agreed that
345 3,1|      verdure, rising to a height of two hundred feet. These were
346 3,2|           was comprised between the two shores of the Serpentine
347 3,2|            narrow valley separating two of the largest spurs of
348 3,2|         answered Pencroft. ~And the two departed. ~Under the trees,
349 3,2|         moment the reporter and his two companions had crossed the
350 3,3|            On the 11th of November, two of the villains, surprised
351 3,3|           is to say, since the last two days, he could give no information
352 3,3|             Red Creek valley. These two streams, which lower down
353 3,3|             base composed solely of two valleys, wide, not very
354 3,4|           realize? ~There were only two ways of accomplishing it-either
355 3,4|      construction of a ship of from two to three hundred tons would
356 3,4|        excess of temperature in the two seasons, for, if we find
357 3,4|        uneasiness of the orang. The two friends-for they were such-no
358 3,5|            This had occurred in the two hemispheres-at Etna, Popocatepetl,
359 3,5|      succeeded by means of a wheel, two cylinders, and pulleys properly
360 3,5|          This boat was iron-plated. Two oars lay at the bottom. ~"
361 3,5|              said Harding. ~And the two oars, plunging into the
362 3,5|     appeared to be floating between two glittering zones. They could
363 3,5|      escaped from its sides as from two kilns heated to a white
364 3,6|             The same." ~"He and his two companions did not then
365 3,6|           by which he was inspired. Two children were born to them,
366 3,6|          that the Frenchman and his two companions had been miraculously
367 3,6|            of the professor and his two companions, the "Nautilus,"
368 3,7|            the stern and there open two large stop-cocks which you
369 3,7|             at the water-line, were two large stop-cocks communicating
370 3,8|        others. At the expiration of two months and a half the ribs
371 3,8|             not be too many. Before two months I want our new 'Bonadventure'-
372 3,8|             Yes," replied Herbert, "two months and a half ago!" ~"
373 3,8|             you go also we shall be two pair of hands short!" ~"
374 3,8|          mounting the cart drawn by two onagers, took the road to
375 3,8|           will come back for you in two hours." ~Ayrton then proceeded
376 3,8|          covering of ashes, and the two colonists, enveloped in
377 3,8|             On board, Ayrton!" ~The two colonists stepped into the
378 3,8|            which extended to within two or three feet of the water'
379 3,9|         House. ~This occurred about two o'clock in the morning. ~
380 3,9|            the ancient crater. From two openings in its southern
381 3,9|          poured forth, thus forming two distinct streams. Above
382 3,9|         regarded this strife of the two elements. ~What a spectacle
383 3,0|        remained only provisions for two days, although they limited