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sham battles and athletic sports were free for the asking in the great stadium
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fake; pretense; deception
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Did I say Bimbo never left his master? (Perhaps I had better say comrade, for if anyone was the master, it was Bimbo.)
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friend; companion; buddy; pal
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When Tito woke, Bimbo would be sitting quietly at his side, his ears cocked, his stump of a tail tapping the ground.
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inclined; tilted; angled
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At suppertime, the same thing happened; although there was less of everything, for things were hard to snatch in the evening with the streets full of people.
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grab; grasp; seize; take
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Bimbo didn't approve of too much food before going to sleep. A heavy supper made boys too restless and dogs too stodgy...
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heavy; having trouble digesting food; feeling stuffed
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There was plenty or rainwater in the hollows of soft stones
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empty spaces or indentations; depressions
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He could not romp with the other youngsters and play hare and hounds and I spy...and kings and robbers with them.
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frolic; play; horse around
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"H'm," Tito would murmur, half through his lips, half through his nostrils.
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speak softly; mutter; mumble; whisper
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"Ah," he'd sniff and say as they passed a handsome villa. "H'm," Tito would murmur, half through his lips, half through his nostrils.
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nose
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Or, as they passed a small but elegant dwelling opposite the public baths,...
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house; home; residence; abode
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