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1. spars ; ~ walked down to the Pump Room , tasted the water and laid out some shillings in purses and spars.
2. give the waters ; ' Yes, my father can seldom be prevailed on to give the waters what I think a fair trial.
3. half a buck ; They have half a buck from Northanger twice a year.
4. the dust is beyond anything ; I have had no pleasure in it - the dust is beyond anything; and everybody one cares for is gone.
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They are old British regionalisms and expressions None are used in American English. I haven't heard them used in modern British. Laid out some shilling in purses and spars.
- They are old British regionalisms and expressions None are used in American English.
- I haven't heard them used in modern British.
- Laid out some shilling in purses and spars.
- They were tempted to purchase (with shillings) some of the pretty trifles offered as as souvenirs: spars were crystalline mineral fragments from the Avon Gorge, often carved into small ornaments.
- leobroun prevailed on to give the waters a fair trial Bath was named for its curative mineral baths.
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They are old British regionalisms and expressions None are used in American English. I haven't heard them used in modern British.
Laid out some shilling in purses and spars.
They were tempted to purchase (with shillings) some of the pretty trifles offered as as souvenirs: spars were crystalline mineral fragments from the Avon Gorge, often carved into small ornaments.
0What do these words or sentences mean?
1. spars ; ~ walked down to the Pump Room , tasted the water and laid out some shillings in purses and spars.
they sent a little money buying pretty purses and ornaments made from chrstalline that was mined locally.
In other words, they bought a few cheap local souvenirs.Tody we might buy t-shirts!
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