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  • “Jim epelait vite comme l'eclair” is not a good rendering of “Jim spelled like lightning,” since it is not the celerity of the spelling that is the main consideration.

    The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

  • "_Jim epelait vite comme l'eclair_" is not a good rendering of "Jim spelled like lightning," since it is not the celerity of the spelling that is the main consideration.

    The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana Edward Eggleston 1869

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