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Source text in German

Am andern Tag war die Hochzeit. Während der Trauung hörte man die Braut weinen, es schien, als ahne sie ihr trauriges Schicksal voraus, während der Bräutigam, Herr Peter Salomon Curius, selbstbewußt und höhnisch lächelnd um sich blickte. Die Sache war die, daß es kein Geschöpf auf Gottes Erdboden gab, dem er sich nicht überlegen gefühlt hätte.

Als das Hochzeitsmahl zu Ende war, wurde Engelhart mit den andern Kindern ins Freie geschickt. Es war ein lieblicher Garten hinter dem Haus, voll Apfel- und Kirschenbäumen. In dem dumpfen Trieb aufzufallen, sonderte sich Engelhart von der Gesellschaft ab und schritt in einer den Erwachsenen abgelauschten Gangart in der Tiefe des Gartens hin und her. Was ihm unbewußt dabei vorgeschwebt hatte, geschah; die jüngste Cousine folgte ihm, stellte sich ihm gegenüber und blitzte ihn mit dunkeln Augen schweigend an. Nach einer Weile fragte Engelhart um ihren Namen, den er wohl schon einige Male gehört, aber nicht eigentlich begriffen hatte. Sie hieß Esmeralda, nach der Frau des Onkels Michael in Wien, und man rief sie Esmee. Dieser Umstand erweckte von neuem Engelharts prickelnde Eifersucht, und er fing an, prahlerische Reden zu führen. Der Lügengeist kam über ihn, zum Schluß stand er seinem wahnvollen Gerede machtlos gegenüber, und Esmee, die ihn verwundert angestarrt hatte, lief spöttisch lachend davon.

Um diese Zeit faßten seine Eltern den Beschluß, ihn, obwohl er zum pflichtmäßigen Schulbesuch noch ein Jahr Zeit hatte, in eine Vorbereitungsklasse zu schicken, die ein alter Lehrer namens Herschkamm leitete. Herr Ratgeber, der große Stücke auf Engelharts Begabung hielt und große Erwartungen von seiner Zukunft hegte, war ungeduldig, ihn in den Kreis des Lebens eintreten, von der Quelle des Wissens trinken zu sehen. Er dachte an seine eigne entbehrungs- und mühevolle Jugend. Noch in den ersten Jahren seiner Ehe liebte er gehaltvolle Gespräche und gute Bücher und bewahrte eine schwärmerische Achtung für alles, was ihm geistig versagt und durch äußerliche Umstände vorenthalten blieb.

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Entry #20278 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
235 x41 x21 x1
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Entry3.613.64 (22 ratings)3.58 (19 ratings)
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to whom
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
Impelled by a nagging desire for attention
Flows well
Catherine Atkinson
-2
+1
2
nagging desire
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
+1
As he had subconsciously hoped,
Flows well
AnYulan Trans
took up position opposite him
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
+1
really taken in
Flows well
oa_xxx (X)
brag
Good term selection
oa_xxx (X)
Around this time, although there was still a year before he was obliged to attend school, his parents resolved to place him in a preparatory class, taught by an elderly teacher named Herschkamm.
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
cherished
Good term selection
traduck
profound
Good term selection
Hilary Davies Shelby
Entry #21221 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
163 x41 x22 x1
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Entry3.723.80 (20 ratings)3.63 (16 ratings)
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+8
1
The bride wept audibly
Good term selection
Dorothy Schaps
+2
It was clear that there was nothing and no-one on God’s earth to whom he did not feel superior.
Flows well
Dorothy Schaps
planted herself opposite him
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
reawakened Engelhart’s nagging jealousy
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
and he began to boast.
Good term selection
Dorothy Schaps
-1
1
powerless to resist telling tall tales
Good term selection
Clive Phillips
+1
who thought very highly of Engelhart’s abilities and who nurtured great ambitions for his son’s future
Flows well
Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
-1
+1
1
he maintained a rapturous admiration for everything he was denied intellectually and of which, due to extraneous circumstances, he remained deprived.
Flows well
Dorothy Schaps
Entry #18455 — Discuss 0 — Variant: UK
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
143 x41 x20
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Entry3.603.38 (21 ratings)3.82 (17 ratings)
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+2
as if she could foresee her sad destiny
Good term selection
Clive Phillips
+1
vague urge to draw attention to himself
Flows well
philgoddard
pacing the depths of the garden in a manner borrowed from the adults.
Good term selection
philgoddard
+1
1
known as
Good term selection
Mary Worby
reawakening
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
tingling envy
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
Overcome by a desire to lie,
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
+4
1
stood powerless in the face of his own crazed ramblings
Good term selection
philgoddard
+1
laughed derisively
Good term selection
Tamsin Compton
+1
who set great store
Flows well
Catherine Atkinson
Entry #21634 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
131 x43 x23 x1
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Entry3.483.32 (25 ratings)3.63 (19 ratings)
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God's green earth
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
would
Good term selection
S4S Translation
+2
vague urge to be noticed
Flows well
Mary Worby
-1
+1
emulating the way the adults walked.
Flows well
Hilary Davies Shelby
doubtless heard several times already
Good term selection
eloquent i​nclusion o​f "doubtle​ss".
S4S Translation
-1
+1
2
but never actually taken in
Good term selection
Clive Phillips
and she went by the name Esmee
Good term selection
S4S Translation
+1
rekindled
Flows well
oa_xxx (X)
+1
spirit of deception
Other
better tha​n the othe​r attempts​ tho I wou​ld leave o​ut spirit
oa_xxx (X)
powerless in the face of
Flows well
I would ha​ve rounded​ off with ​"... his _​own_ ..."
D. I. Verrelli
+1
blathering
Good term selection
S4S Translation
laughed mockingly as she ran away
Good term selection
S4S Translation
+2
compulsory schooling began
Good term selection
S4S Translation
+1
harboured
Good term selection
Hilary Davies Shelby
-1
+2
1
everything of an intellectual nature which he had been denied and which, because of external circumstances, remained out of his reach.
Flows well
Catherine Demaison-Doherty
Entry #20816 — Discuss 0 — Variant: UK
Naomi Solleveld (X)
Naomi Solleveld (X)
United Kingdom
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
82 x400
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Entry3.633.52 (27 ratings)3.74 (23 ratings)
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+4
with a scornful smile on his lips
Good term selection
Rachel Hutcheson
+4
Driven by a vague desire
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
he gait
Good term selection
Ayla Pariyar
+2
faced him and glared at him, dark-eyed and silent
Flows well
Ayla Pariyar
+3
aroused Engelhart's burning jealousy anew, and he began to boast.
Good term selection
philgoddard
desire to lie
Flows well
better tha​n spirits,​ might pre​fer "The d​esire to l​ie..."
oa_xxx (X)
overcame him
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
in the end he was helpless in the face of his delirious ramblings
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
-1
+2
1
proverbial
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
+3
retained a fervent respect for everything that eluded him intellectually and of which he was deprived by external circumstances.
Flows well
Clive Phillips
Entry #17296 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
Finalist
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71 x41 x21 x1
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Entry3.583.74 (23 ratings)3.42 (19 ratings)
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+3
2
As well he might, for there was no creature on all of God’s earth he did not feel superior to.
Flows well
philgoddard
Behind the house was a charming garden filled with apple and cherry trees
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
-1
+1
2
vague hankering for attention
Good term selection
philgoddard
+1
in a mannerism he had picked up from the adults.
Good term selection
philgoddard
+2
felt a hot jealousy rising within him
Good term selection
Rachel Hutcheson
-1
+1
1
and he began to hold forth grandly, overcome by a desire to tell untruths.
Good term selection
philgoddard
-1
+1
1
wild stories he was spinning got the better of him
Good term selection
philgoddard
+1
austere and arduous youth
Flows well
nice!
Ramey Rieger (X)
regarded with a zealous awe
Good term selection
philgoddard
Entry #17459 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Canadian
BSchultz
BSchultz
Canada
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
401 x22 x1
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Entry3.653.71 (21 ratings)3.59 (17 ratings)
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-1
+3
1
in anticipation perhaps of her woeful fate
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
+1
delightful garden
Good term selection
Nice word ​choice
billcorno (X)
+1
1
from his surreptitious observations of the adults
Good term selection
captures "​abgelausch​ten" well
Marcus Malabad
-2
2
vexed
Good term selection
Diana Obermeyer
+1
anew by the stings of jealousy
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
The spirit of deceitfulness overcame him, and he was powerless to stop the specious words that spewed from his mouth
Good term selection
very good
Marcus Malabad
The spirit of deceitfulness overcame him
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
words that spewed from his mouth
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
+2
believed he was destined for great things
Good term selection
probably b​etter than​ the more ​literal "g​reat expec​tations"
Eric Zink
Even into the first years of his marriage he held onto
Flows well
Jane Eggers
+1
effusive respect
Good term selection
Marcus Malabad


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #18200 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
David Moore (X)
David Moore (X)
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Entry3.453.50 (18 ratings)3.40 (15 ratings)
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+2
The wedding took place the following day.
Flows well
Clarien Kurzepa
delightful garden
Good term selection
Diana Obermeyer
+1
strutted
Good term selection
Hilary Davies Shelby
-1
1
a gait modelled on the adults
Good term selection
AnYulan Trans
+1
1
flashed her dark eyes at him
Good term selection
Werner Maurer
+1
although compulsory education was still a year away
Flows well
Clive Phillips
Entry #21700 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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Entry3.313.35 (23 ratings)3.26 (19 ratings)
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+1
1
God's green earth
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
dinner
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
+4
aping a gait he had observed in the grown-ups
Good term selection
Clive Phillips
strode back and forth in the depths of the garden
Flows well
Tatijana Kostovska
This circumstance rekindled Engelhart's prickly jealousy
Flows well
Tatijana Kostovska
+3
in the end he was helpless against his flights of fancy
Flows well
Clive Phillips
+1
laughing derisively
Good term selection
Tamsin Compton
Around this time, although there was still a year before he was required to go to school, his parents decided to send him to a preparatory class presided over by an elderly teacher named Herschkamm.
Flows well
Reads well​. "attend​" might ha​ve suited ​the tone b​etter than​ "go to"?
D. I. Verrelli
who thought a great deal of Engelhart's gifts and harbored great expectations for his future,
Flows well
Tatijana Kostovska
+1
harbored
Good term selection
Hilary Davies Shelby
Entry #21134 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
Erin Shay
Erin Shay
United States
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Entry3.273.16 (19 ratings)3.38 (16 ratings)
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-1
1
one could hear
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
snidely smiling
Flows well
Nice sibil​ance thoug​h odd sequ​ence.
S4S Translation
The fact was that there was no creature on God's earth to whom he did not feel superior.
Flows well
Tatijana Kostovska
dinner
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
+2
1
bottom
Good term selection
S4S Translation
registered
Good term selection
Mary Worby
reignited
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
prattle boastfully
Good term selection
AnYulan Trans
-1
1
spirit of lying
Good term selection
S4S Translation
+2
helpless in the face of his delusional rambling
Good term selection
S4S Translation
fit of laughter
Good term selection
AnYulan Trans
harbored an infatuated admiration
Good term selection
S4S Translation
Entry #21286 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry3.233.13 (15 ratings)3.33 (12 ratings)
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detached himself
Good term selection
Mary Worby
sporting
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
he began to brag and boast
Flows well
Nice turn ​of phrase ​for this.
D. I. Verrelli
delusional babble
Good term selection
Nice touch​ for "wahn​vollen Ger​ede"
billcorno (X)
an old teacher named Mr. Herschkamm
Flows well
In English​​ it is ce​r​tainly m​uc​h more ​com​mon to​ ref​er to​ teac​hers​ with ​tit​le+surn​am​e, rathe​r​ than by ​​surname al​​one, so t​h​is is a ​la​udable ​min​or dep​artu​re fr​om a ​lite​ral tr​ans​lation ​of​ the sou​r​ce.
D. I. Verrelli
Entry #15607 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry3.162.85 (20 ratings)3.47 (17 ratings)
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+2
1
there was no creature on God's earth to which he did not feel superior.
Good term selection
Good choic​e and tran​slation
S4S Translation
-1
1
Driven by the primitive urge to garner attention
Good term selection
philgoddard
+1
The spirit of mendacity took possession of him
Good term selection
philgoddard
which eluded him intellectually
Good term selection
Clive Phillips
Entry #16709 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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Entry3.163.08 (24 ratings)3.24 (21 ratings)
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surveyed the scene
Good term selection
AnYulan Trans
+3
1
rekindled the burning jealousy
Good term selection
philgoddard
-1
+3
1
The lies started spewing forth uncontrollably until he finally succumbed to his delusional ramblings
Flows well
philgoddard
Entry #18838 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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Entry3.153.18 (22 ratings)3.11 (19 ratings)
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+2
1
There was truly no creature on God’s earth that he would not have felt superior to.
Flows well
S4S Translation
In the vague desire to stand out
Good term selection
Very good,​ this part​ has been ​mistransla​ted/misund​erstood in​ most othe​r translat​ions.
Miriam Weiss
Around this time, although he had another year until compulsory schooling, his parents made the decision to send him to a preparatory class run by an old teacher named Herschkamm.
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
+1
1
arena of life
Good term selection
better tha​n "circle"​, but capt​ures the m​eaning
Eric Zink
Entry #21479 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
Peter Reidel
Peter Reidel
United Kingdom
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Entry3.133.09 (23 ratings)3.16 (19 ratings)
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-1
+5
2
as if she could see her sad fate laid out before her
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
wore a look
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
snide smile
Good term selection
Kristal Fellinger
+1
God's green earth
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
enchanting
Good term selection
Kristal Fellinger
+2
the need to lie
Good term selection
Catherine Demaison-Doherty
staring at him in bewilderment
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
+1
who believed Engelhart to be incredibly gifted and had great hopes for his future
Flows well
Rachel Hutcheson
Entry #20512 — Discuss 0 — Variant: UK
Chris Foster
Chris Foster
United Kingdom
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Entry3.113.05 (22 ratings)3.17 (18 ratings)
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During the ceremony
Flows well
Phoebe Indetzki
+2
doleful destiny
Flows well
Nice allit​eration!
Dorothy Schaps
+1
Feeling a vague urge to attract attention to himsel
Flows well
philgoddard
+1
1
What he had unconsciously intended, actually happened;
Good term selection
Dorothy Schaps
+2
ran off laughing derisively.
Flows well
Hilary Davies Shelby
Entry #21463 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
Amy Billing
Amy Billing
United Kingdom
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Entry3.113.12 (26 ratings)3.09 (22 ratings)
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+1
1
already foreseeing the sorry fate that awaited her
Flows well
Tamsin Compton
air of confidence
Good term selection
Diana Obermeyer
-1
+1
1
His sense of superiority over every single soul on God’s Earth was clear.
Flows well
philgoddard
-5
4
plodded about
Good term selection
philgoddard
not properly caught
Flows well
(I might h​ave said "​really".)
D. I. Verrelli
+1
re-awakened Engelhart’s burgeoning jealousy
Good term selection
philgoddard
re-awakened
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
-2
+3
2
Consumed by the uncontrollable urge to tell lies
Good term selection
Good descr​iption of ​a concept ​that doesn​'t have a ​name in En​glish
Abigail Weller
Consumed by the uncontrollable urge
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
laughing derisively
Good term selection
Diana Obermeyer
an old teacher called Mr Herschkamm
Good term selection
In English​ it is cer​tainly muc​h more com​mon to ref​er to teac​hers with ​title+surn​ame, rathe​r than by ​surname al​one, so th​is is a la​udable min​or departu​re from a ​literal tr​anslation ​of the sou​rce.
D. I. Verrelli
Entry #21328 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
jamied5555
jamied5555
Germany
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Entry3.103.19 (21 ratings)3.00 (19 ratings)
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-1
+1
while the groom, Mr. Peter Salomon Curius, confident and sneering, glanced around.
Flows well
S4S Translation
+1
banquet
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
+1
Her name was Esmeralda, after the wife of Uncle Michael in Vienna, and she was called Esmee.
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
in bewilderment
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
+2
although he still had a year to go before he was required to attend school
Flows well
Rachel Hutcheson
Entry #20333 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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charming
Flows well
Kristal Fellinger
+1
The urge to tell lies overcame him, so that eventually he was powerless in the face of his delusionary talk, and Esmee, who had stared at him in amazement, ran away laughing scornfully
Good term selection
Fiona_N
resolved
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
entertained
Flows well
oa_xxx (X)
deprived and arduous
Good term selection
Richard chonak
Entry #15533 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
Ramey Rieger (X)
Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
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gazing about him with a disdainful smile
Good term selection
philgoddard
no creature walking God's Earth
Good term selection
Charmaine Kizzie
could equal his superiority
Good term selection
Charmaine Kizzie
The garden behind the house was delightful, thick with apple and cherry trees.
Flows well
D. I. Verrelli
+3
1
What he had unconsciously wished for came about.
Flows well
philgoddard
planted
Good term selection
philgoddard
flashed her dark eyes at him
Good term selection
philgoddard
Entry #16663 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
Neqsan
Neqsan
United States
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God’s green earth
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
reawakened
Good term selection
D. I. Verrelli
spring
Good term selection
Catherine Demaison-Doherty
Entry #20993 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
Daniel Rogers
Daniel Rogers
United States
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+4
it seemed she had forebodings of her sad fate
Flows well
Clive Phillips
derisive smile
Good term selection
Kristal Fellinger
to which he would not have felt superior.
Flows well
accurate t​o the sour​ce
Marcus Malabad
+2
From a vague desire to stand out, Engelhart left the others and walked into the garden, stepping to and fro in a way he had picked up from adults
Flows well
Kelsey Beyer
+1
who thought highly of Engelhart’s talent and harbored great expectations for his future
Flows well
Kelsey Beyer
deprived
Good term selection
Marcus Malabad
In the early years of his marriage
Good term selection
Kelsey Beyer
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foresee her sad fate
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detached himself
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Mary Worby
registered
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Diana Obermeyer
prickling jealousy
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nchomeldoe
He was possessed by an urge to lie
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D. I. Verrelli
preparatory class
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pithy
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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God's green earth
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D. I. Verrelli
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hadn't actually taken in
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Clive Phillips
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in dark foreboding of
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Claire Vaux
banquet
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D. I. Verrelli
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stood before him
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oa_xxx (X)
her dark eyes flashing
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D. I. Verrelli
nurtured
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oa_xxx (X)
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looked around confidently and with a scornful smile.
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Kelsey Beyer
affecting an adult gait,
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Dorothy Schaps
What he had unconsciously envisioned came to pass;
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Dorothy Schaps
Overcome by the urge to lie,
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entertained
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Kristal Fellinger
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Mona262
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Driven by an unconscious need to be noticed
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flows well
nchomeldoe
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delusional prattle,
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nchomeldoe
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lying spirit took hold of him
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Diana Obermeyer
had great expectations
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nourishing conversations and good books
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Diana Obermeyer
his mind
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The wedding took place the following day
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Clarien Kurzepa
banquet
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D. I. Verrelli
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alled Esmee for short
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oa_xxx (X)
web of lies
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oa_xxx (X)
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he had never actually caught
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D. I. Verrelli
and she was known as Esmee
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he launched into
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by the end he stood hopelessly in the thrall of his manic speech
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Clive Phillips
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During the ceremony the bride could be heard crying
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in a gait he had copied from the adults
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nd her nickname was Esmee
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Nice choic​e.
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overcome by the desire to lie
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Tamsin Compton
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ran away laughing scornfully.
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Hilary Davies Shelby
It was then that his parents decided
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although he had another year left before being obliged to attend school
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Nelson Wattie
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without fully taking it in
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ran away with a mocking laugh
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nursed
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austere and arduous youth
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Dorothy Schaps
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a foreboding of her sorry fate
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Mary Worby
God's green earth
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D. I. Verrelli
to and fro
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Diana Obermeyer
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but not really caught it
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That was enough to set Engelhart tingling with jealousy again,
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D. I. Verrelli
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Clive Phillips
Clive Phillips
United Kingdom
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got the better of him
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take the first steps on the ladder of life
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Nice appro​ximation f​or a diffi​cult conce​pt
Eric Zink
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anilbarry
anilbarry
United Kingdom
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re-ignite a
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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t seemed as if she knew what miserable fate awaited her, but the groom, Peter Salomon Curius,
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good const​ruction
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austere
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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Lee Hassig
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United States
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The truth of the matter was that
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The liar in him came out
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Not bad at​ all for "​Lügengeist​".
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stood powerless over his delusional chatte
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Catherine Demaison-Doherty
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Claire Vaux
Claire Vaux
United Kingdom
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arena of life
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nice appro​ximation o​f a diffic​ult concep​t
Eric Zink
maintaining an enthusiastic admiration of everything that he had been intellectually deprived of, everything that had, due to external circumstances, been withheld from him
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Clive Phillips
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strode to and fro
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Diana Obermeyer
had not really taken in
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D. I. Verrelli
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replete with apple and cherry trees
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silently flashed
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Phoebe Indetzki
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ThorinE
ThorinE
Germany
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nagging urge to be noticed
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philgoddard
intellectually elusive
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Nice!
Hilary Davies Shelby
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Succumbing to a mysterious urge
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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Kelly Burt
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he maintained an enthusiastic respect for anything that overwhelmed him intellectually and remained out of reach due to external circumstances.
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Clive Phillips
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The fact of the matter was
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in the deep of the garden
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Catherine Demaison-Doherty
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the youngest cousin followed him, stood opposite him and glared at him in silence with dark eyes
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The next day was the day of the wedding.
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Dorothy Schaps
glanced confidently around the room
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Zack watch​ed in daze​d admirati​on as she ​smiled, th​en glanced​ confident​ly around ​the room a​s if she k​new how ho​t, beautif​ul, and ch​arming she​ was.
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smugly
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What he had sub-consciously planned actually occurred
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blow his own trumpet.
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Dorothy Schaps
The lying got way out of hand and eventually his crazy fabrications left him hopelessly exposed:
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Dorothy Schaps
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Catherine Crick
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ran from the spo
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nchomeldoe
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whereas
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delirious chatter
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Catherine Demaison-Doherty
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got the better of him and Esmee, who had been staring at him in astonishment, ran away laughing mockingly.
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philgoddard
avid respect
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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Jack Adoni
Jack Adoni
United States
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ran away, laughing mockingly.
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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