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That bridge will be half a mile long

3. The cruel planter {planteur) ordered twenty-five lashes to be given

to the runaway (fngitij) slave.

4. Ungrateful {ingrat) servant, said he to him, I have you punished

for having left {quitter) your kind {bon) master. (44, 42.)

5. The sultan ordered th« prisoners of war to be beheaded. (45, 3. )

6. The Pharaohs ordered the Pyramids to be constructed. (45, 4.)

7. How long {combien) did the passage of the Persian troops last ?

—A week. (45, 9.)

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