Word: leftness
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...storm-cloud Roc has left...
...After he left the rapturous feast...
When she saw the wrecks Apollo left...
...hours, I at last heard approaching footsteps. The Professors were coming, all in a body, headed by Professors Alkali, with a calcium light fixed on his hat, to illumine the way. They were about to seat themselves around the table, when suddenly the calcium light gave out and left them in the dark. The Secretary, attempting to light the gas, found to his amazement that it had been turned off. Consternation spread over all. After some deliberation, Professor Lever suddenly recollected that he had in his pocket a tallow candle, which he kept to reduce the friction of his pulleys...
...could collect my senses, a rope was fastened around my neck, and to my horror I found that my fears of suspension were about to be realized. For the Professors fastened the rope round a pulley and began to raise me into the air. As soon as my feet left the ground I felt myself suddenly transformed into a bell; I began to swing to and fro, and to ring loudly. At the same time footsteps and voices were heard in the entry. I started up; the bell was ringing for recitation, the students were rushing down stairs...