Hester Prynne, gazing steadfastly at the clergyman, felt a dreary influence come over her, but wherefore or whence she knew not, unless that he seemed so remote from her own sphere, and utterly beyond her reach. — from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
kipper not up to his
See the little kipper not up to his navel and the big fellow swiping. — from Ulysses by James Joyce
knew not unless that he
Hester Prynne, gazing steadfastly at the clergyman, felt a dreary influence come over her, but wherefore or whence she knew not; unless that he seemed so remote from her own sphere, and utterly beyond her reach. — from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
knew nothing useful that he
He had to seek a home certainly, but more important than his home was the work to which he should give himself; and, as he had once said, he knew nothing useful that he could do except till the land. — from Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope
Montserrat: 0 km Morocco: total: 1,907 km standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified; 540 km double track) Mozambique: total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994) Namibia: total: 2,382 km narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge; single track (1995) Nauru: total: 5 km; note - used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast Nepal: total: 59 km; note - all in Kosi close to Indian border narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2000) Netherlands: total: 2,739 km standard gauge: 2,739 km 1.435-m gauge; (1,991 km electrified) (1998) Netherlands Antilles: 0 km New Caledonia: 0 km New Zealand: total: 3,913 km narrow gauge: 3,913 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified) (1999) Niger: 0 km Nigeria: total: 3,557 km narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge standard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge note: years of neglect of both the rolling stock and the right-of-way have seriously reduced the capacity and utility of the system; a project to restore Nigeria's railways is now underway Niue: 0 km Norfolk Island: 0 km Northern Mariana Islands: 0 km Norway: total: 4,012 km standard gauge: 4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,530 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1998) Oman: 0 km Pakistan: total: 8,163 km broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified; 1,037 km double track) narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (1996 est.) (2000) Palau: 0 km Panama: total: 355 km broad gauge: 76 km 1.524-m gauge narrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge Papua New Guinea: 0 km Paraguay: total: 971 km standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 60 km 1.000-m gauge note: there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned Peru: total: 1,988 km standard gauge: 1,608 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 380 km 0.914-m gauge Philippines: total: 492 km (an additional 405 km are not in operation) narrow gauge: 492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996) Pitcairn Islands: 0 km Poland: total: 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998) Portugal: total: 2,850 km broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double track) narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (1998) Puerto Rico: total: 96 km narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge, rural, narrow-gauge system for hauling sugarcane; no passenger service Qatar: 0 km Reunion: 0 km Romania: total: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified) standard gauge: 10,898 km narrow gauge: 487 km (1996) Russia: total: 149,000 km note: 86,000 km are in common carrier service; 63,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use; 40,000 km of the railway in common carrier use are electrified broad gauge: 149,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1998) Rwanda: 0 km Saint Helena: 0 km Saint Kitts and Nevis: total: 58 km narrow gauge: 58 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations (1995) — from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
"I wish that we were together by our own selves once more," returned Kate, nestling up to her mother on the big old-fashioned sofa, and resting her head on her shoulder. — from A Crooked Path: A Novel by Mrs. Alexander
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