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Summarize in plain English: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conv... | alice | 1,000 | 1 |
Summarize in plain English: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
I. A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
I.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always _the_ woman. I have seldom heard him
mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and
predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion
akin... | sherlock | 2,000 | 2 |
Summarize in plain English: CHAPTER I.
Looking-Glass house
One thing was certain, that the _white_ kitten had had nothing to do
with it:—it was the black kitten’s fault entirely. For the white kitten
had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of
an hour (and bearing it pretty well, considering)... | lookingglass | 3,000 | 3 |
Summarize in plain English: THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
By Various
Edited by Andrew Lang
THE BRONZE RING
Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace
was surrounded by a spacious garden. But, though the gardeners were many
and the soil was good, this garden yielded neither flowers nor fruits,
not even... | bluefairy | 4,000 | 4 |
Summarize in plain English: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conv... | alice | 5,000 | 5 |
Summarize in plain English: Great Expectations [1867 Edition] by Charles Dickens
Chapter I.
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my
infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit
than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.
I give Pirrip as my fath... | greatexpectations | 6,000 | 6 |
Summarize in plain English: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
PART 1
CHAPTER ONE
PLAYING PILGRIMS
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying
on the rug.
“It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old
dress.
“I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty of prett... | littlewomen | 7,000 | 7 |
Summarize in plain English: The Time Machine An Invention by H. G. Wells
I.
Introduction
The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was
expounding a recondite matter to us. His pale grey eyes shone and
twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire
burnt brightly, and the ... | timemachine | 8,000 | 8 |
Summarize in plain English: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
I. A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
I.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always _the_ woman. I have seldom heard him
mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and
predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion
akin... | sherlock | 9,000 | 9 |
Summarize in plain English: CHAPTER I.
Looking-Glass house
One thing was certain, that the _white_ kitten had had nothing to do
with it:—it was the black kitten’s fault entirely. For the white kitten
had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of
an hour (and bearing it pretty well, considering)... | lookingglass | 10,000 | 10 |
Summarize in plain English: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER By Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
PREFACE
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two
were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates
of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from... | tomsawyer | 12,000 | 11 |
Summarize in plain English: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
PART 1
CHAPTER ONE
PLAYING PILGRIMS
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying
on the rug.
“It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old
dress.
“I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty of prett... | littlewomen | 14,000 | 12 |
Summarize in plain English: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
I.
THE RIVER BANK
The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning
his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders
and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had
dust in his throat ... | windwillows | 16,000 | 13 |
Summarize in plain English: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
I. A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
I.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always _the_ woman. I have seldom heard him
mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and
predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion
akin... | sherlock | 20,000 | 14 |
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