 Indian corn or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business...  The Works of Washington Irving - Stran 45avtor: Washington Irving - 1857Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1899 - 404 strani
...frolics for husking Indian corn or building stone fences. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty...keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cow would either go astray or get among the cabbages;... | |
 | Frederick Henry Sykes - 1900 - 232 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them ;—in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty,...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | William Landon Felter - 1900 - 244 strani
...less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Eip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cow would either go astray, or... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 136 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground n the whole country ; everything about it went wrong. and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences... | |
 | Mary Fontaine Laidley - 1922 - 410 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty,...keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible . WASHINGTON IRVING — Rip Van Winkle After reading the paragraphs above, notice how each paragraph... | |
 | Robert William Chambers - 1923 - 1250 strani
...jobs as their less obliging hus! would not do for them — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anyb business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his fa order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm; it wa... | |
 | Manuel L. Carreon - 1926 - 202 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty,...keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. 1. Underline the one phrase which tells what Rip did not like to do: run errands work at home hunt... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1926 - 648 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. 6 In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm; it was the most pestilent little piece... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - 1927 - 1288 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty,...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling... | |
 | Mackenzie Bell - 1927 - 516 strani
...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty,...pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually... | |
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