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The Water Dolly
Sarah Orne Jewett

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Paragraph Play Days St. Nicholas

1 the Starbirds, - Jonah and his wife the Starbirds, Jonah and his wife

1 It was a long, straight, sandy road, which once in a while led through a clump of pines, It was a long, straight sandy road, once in a while going through a clump of pines,

2 one place that Prissy was always one place that Prissy, the little girl, was always

2 every Sunday when she came from church every Sunday that she went to church

2 pull the left-hand rein pull the left hand rein

2 dingy shoemaker's shop, - a little church with its belfry dingy shoemaker's shop - a little church it was, with belfry

2 Starbird turned the corner decidedly, saying: "I shouldn't Starbird turned the corner very decidedly, saying, "I shouldn't

5 always three-quarters of a mile always three quarters of a mile

6 on the dry sand again, on the sand again,

7 Wouldn't it be fun, Wouldn't it be nice,

8 You know lots of ships get wrecked You know so many ships get wrecked

8 little broken shells, and old, good-for-nothing jelly-fishes, and wizzled-up sea-weed, and fish-bones, and chips little broken shells and old good-for-nothing jelly fishes, and wizzled-up sea-weed, and fish bones, and chips

10 we get any money, if your father we get any money if your father

11 a doll in the sea, - a drowned doll, you know, with nobody to play with it, - why a doll in the sea - a real nice doll, you know, with nobody to play with it - why

13 breeze began to come in from breeze began to blow from

16 pebbles up on shore, out of their way pebbles up on shore out of their way

16 were rocking up and down on the waves were dancing up and down on the waves

16 against the cliffs and making the beach against the cliffs, and making the beach

18 watched the sand-pipers flying watched the sandheaps flying

18 father and Sam, who were busy mending a trawl father and Sam, who were doing something to the cod lines

18 to oil the cart-wheels to oil the cart wheels

20 such a good thing to go after kelp such a nice thing to go after kelp

20 swimming after the kelp, if there swimming after the kelp if there

21 The next morning, just after daybreak, they rode away in the cart, - Mr. Starbird and Prissy on the seat, and Sam standing up behind, - drawn by the sleepy, weather-beaten little horse. The next morning just after daybreak they rode away in the cart; Mr. Starbird and Prissy on the seat, and Sam standing up behind, drawn by the sleepy weather-beaten little horse.

21 busy as a beaver, picking out busy as a beaver picking out

21 a very smooth white one a very smooth one

21 Besides these, there seemed Besides these there seemed

21 graceful circle around the rest graceful circle round the rest

21 and once, as she came splashing and once as she came splashing

21 a fine, lively mate a fine lively mate

22 by five o'clock, and there was a great deal of business going on, for the tide had turned at four, by six o'clock, and there was a great deal of business going on, for the tide had turned at five,

24 Just as she reached it, the waved rolled it over and showed her its beautiful face. Just as she reached it the waved rolled it over and showed her its cunning little face.

24 oh, joy of joys, such oh, joy of joys! such

25 two big lobsters for express men two big lobsters for expressmen

26 Sam was hot and tired, and didn't Sam was hot and tired and didn't

27 I never thought she was not mine. I never thought but she was mine.

28 and cried more and more, and cried more and more;

29 kept all her clothes in my best little kept all her things in my best little

31 hugged the water dolly very close hugged the water-dolly very close

32 child who had lost her doll child who had lost a doll

33 carrying out a fishing-party carrying out a fishing party

34 lady came down-stairs and out lady came down stairs and out

35 in the sweetest way; "you are in the sweetest way - "you are

35 little sandy, sunburnt one little sandy sunburnt one

37 particularly the hotel people particularly the hotel folks

41 had gone away, "I wish had gone away; "I wish

41 I never saw a child seem happier I never saw a child more happy

42 In the afternoon, directly after dinner, In the afternoon, just as soon as dinner,

42 she and the new dolly set up housekeeping she and the new dolly set up house-keeping

42 rock that made some shelves rock that made nice shelves

42 with a few long boards with some long boards

42 nearly worn out by the rain. A bottle, with a big, jolly marigold in it, stood on a point of the rock that she called nearly spoiled by the rain. A bottle, with a big staring marigold in it, stood on a point of a rock that she called

42 with "Friendship's Offering" with "Friendship's offering"

42 after all it was grand after all it was quite grand

43 a bit of fishline a bit of a fish-line

43 said she to the doll; "you said she to the doll - "you

44 dolly looked happy, as if she dolly looked happy as if she

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1	the Starbirds, - Jonah and his wife	the Starbirds, Jonah and his wife
1	It was a long, straight, sandy road, which once in a while led through a clump of pines,	It was a long, straight sandy road, once in a while going through a clump of pines,
2	one place that Prissy was always	one place that Prissy, the little girl, was always
2	every Sunday when she came from church	every Sunday that she went to church
2	pull the left-hand rein	pull the left hand rein
2	dingy shoemaker's shop, - a little church with its belfry	dingy shoemaker's shop - a little church it was, with belfry
2	Starbird turned the corner decidedly, saying: "I shouldn't	Starbird turned the corner very decidedly, saying, "I shouldn't
5	always three-quarters of a mile	always three quarters of a mile
6	on the dry sand again,	on the sand again,
7	Wouldn't it be fun,	Wouldn't it be nice,
8	You know lots of ships get wrecked	You know so many ships get wrecked
8	little broken shells, and old, good-for-nothing jelly-fishes, and wizzled-up sea-weed, and fish-bones, and chips	little broken shells and old good-for-nothing jelly fishes, and wizzled-up sea-weed, and fish bones, and chips
10	we get any money, if your father	we get any money if your father
11	a doll in the sea, - a drowned doll, you know, with nobody to play with it, - why	a doll in the sea - a real nice doll, you know, with nobody to play with it - why
13	breeze began to come in from	breeze began to blow from
16	pebbles up on shore, out of their way	pebbles up on shore out of their way
16	were rocking up and down on the waves	were dancing up and down on the waves
16	against the cliffs and making the beach	against the cliffs, and making the beach
18	watched the sand-pipers flying	watched the sandheaps flying
18	father and Sam, who were busy mending a trawl	father and Sam, who were doing something to the cod lines
18	to oil the cart-wheels	to oil the cart wheels
20	such a good thing to go after kelp	such a nice thing to go after kelp
20	swimming after the kelp, if there	swimming after the kelp if there
21	The next morning, just after daybreak, they rode away in the cart, - Mr. Starbird and Prissy on the seat, and Sam standing up behind, - drawn by the sleepy, weather-beaten little horse.	The next morning just after daybreak they rode away in the cart; Mr. Starbird and Prissy on the seat, and Sam standing up behind, drawn by the sleepy weather-beaten little horse.
21	busy as a beaver, picking out	busy as a beaver picking out
21	a very smooth white one	a very smooth one
21	Besides these, there seemed	Besides these there seemed
21	graceful circle around the rest	graceful circle round the rest
21	and once, as she came splashing	and once as she came splashing
21	a fine, lively mate	a fine lively mate
22	by five o'clock, and there was a great deal of business going on, for the tide had turned at four,	by six o'clock, and there was a great deal of business going on, for the tide had turned at five,
24	Just as she reached it, the waved rolled it over and showed her its beautiful face.	Just as she reached it the waved rolled it over and showed her its cunning little face.
24	oh, joy of joys, such	oh, joy of joys! such
25	two big lobsters for express men	two big lobsters for expressmen
26	Sam was hot and tired, and didn't	Sam was hot and tired and didn't
27	I never thought she was not mine.	I never thought but she was mine.
28	and cried more and more,	and cried more and more;
29	kept all her clothes in my best little	kept all her things in my best little
31	hugged the water dolly very close	hugged the water-dolly very close
32	child who had lost her doll	child who had lost a doll
33	carrying out a fishing-party	carrying out a fishing party
34	lady came down-stairs and out	lady came down stairs and out
35	in the sweetest way; "you are	in the sweetest way - "you are
35	little sandy, sunburnt one	little sandy sunburnt one
37	particularly the hotel people	particularly the hotel folks
41	had gone away, "I wish	had gone away; "I wish
41	I never saw a child seem happier	I never saw a child more happy
42	In the afternoon, directly after dinner,	In the afternoon, just as soon as dinner,
42	she and the new dolly set up housekeeping	she and the new dolly set up house-keeping
42	rock that made some shelves	rock that made nice shelves
42	with a few long boards	with some long boards
42	nearly worn out by the rain. A bottle, with a big, jolly marigold in it, stood on a point of the rock that she called	nearly spoiled by the rain. A bottle, with a big staring marigold in it, stood on a point of a rock that she called
42	with "Friendship's Offering"	with "Friendship's offering"
42	after all it was grand	after all it was quite grand
43	a bit of fishline	a bit of a fish-line
43	said she to the doll; "you	said she to the doll - "you
44	dolly looked happy, as if she	dolly looked happy as if she