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At 7 A.M. on August 12, 18-, on exactly the third day after my tenth birthday, when I had received such wonderful presents, Karl Ivanich woke me up with a fly swatter-made of wrapping paper on the end of a stick-with which he was swatting a fly immediately over my head. Read the first page
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These are the most frequently used words in this book.
again
already
always
another
asked
away
behind
came
come
completely
day
dmitri
door
down
dubkov
even
everyone
everything
expression
extremely
eyes
face
fact
feeling
felt
first
friend
get
go
going
good
grandmother
hand
having
head
himself
house
ivanich
karl
katyenka
kind
know
last
left
let
life
little
long
look
looked
looking
love
lyubochka
man
moment
mother
must
myself
new
nothing
now
old
once
order
own
papa
people
princess
reason
right
room
sat
say
see
seemed
shall
side
since
sitting
smile
something
still
suddenly
take
tears
things
think
though
thought
time
took
two
voice
volodya
went
whole
whom
without
words
young
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