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All rights reserved.  \nHard Times  \nWebster's German Thesaurus Edition  \nfor ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL® , TOEIC® , and AP® Test  \nPreparation  \nCharles Dickens  \nTOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks ofthe Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved.  \nICON CLASSICS  \nPublished by ICON Group International, Inc.  \n7404 Trade Street  \nSan Diego, CA 92121 USA  \n[www.icongrouponline.com](www.icongrouponline.com)  \nHard Times: Webster's German Thesaurus Edition for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL®, TOEIC®, and AP® Test  \nPreparation  \nThis edition published by ICON Classics in 2005  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \nCopyright ©2005 by ICON Group International, Inc.  \nEdited by Philip M. Parker, Ph.D. (INSEAD); Copyright ©2005, all rights reserved.  \nAll rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.  \nCopying our publications in whole or in part, for whatever reason, is a violation of copyright laws and can lead to penalties and fines. Should you want to copy tables, graphs, or other materials, please contact us to request permission (E-mail: [iconedit@san.rr.com](iconedit@san.rr.com)). ICON Group often grants permission for very limited reproduction of our publications for internal use, press releases, and academic research. Such reproduction requires confirmed permission from ICON Group International, Inc.  \nTOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved.  \nISBN 0-497-25737-8  \nContents  \nPREFACE FROM THE EDITOR .......................................................................................... 1  \nBOOK THE FIRST SOWING .............................................................................................. 2  \nCHAPTER I THE ONE THING NEEDFUL .................................................................... 3  \nCHAPTER II MURDERING THE INNOCENTS ............................................................. 4  \nCHAPTER III A LOOPHOLE ..................................................................................... 11  \nCHAPTER IV MR. BOUNDERBY .............................................................................. 17  \nCHAPTER V THE KEYNOTE .................................................................................... 25  \nCHAPTER VI SLEARY'S HORSEMANSHIP ................................................................ 32  \nCHAPTER VII MRS. SPARSIT ................................................................................... 47  \nCHAPTER VIII NEVER WONDER ............................................................................. 54  \nCHAPTER IX SISSY'S PROGRESS............................................................................ 61  \nCHAPTER X STEPHEN BLACKPOOL........................................................................ 70  \nCHAPTER XI NO WAY OUT ..................................................................................... 76  \nCHAPTER XII THE OLD WOMAN ............................................................................. 84  \nCHAPTER XIII RACHAEL ......................................................................................... 90  \nCHAPTER XIV THE GREAT MANUFACTURER ......................................................... 99  \nCHAPTER XV FATHER AND DAUGHTER ............................................................... 105  \nCHAPTER XVI HUSBAND AND WIFE ..............","cbCaim89LkONbfUI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim89LkONbfUI","pdf",2868919,358,"English","# Contents\n## Preface from the Editor\n## Book The First Sowing\n## Chapter I The One Thing Needful\n## Chapter II Murdering the Innocents\n## Chapter III A Loophole\n## Chapter IV Mr. Bounderby\n## Chapter V The Keynote\n## Chapter VI Sleary's Horsemanship\n## Chapter VII Mrs. Sparsit\n## Chapter VIII Never Wonder\n## Chapter IX Sissy's Progress\n## Chapter X Stephen Blackpool\n## Chapter XI No Way Out\n## Chapter XII The Old Woman\n## Chapter XIII Rachael\n## Chapter XIV The Great Manufacturer\n## Chapter XV Father and Daughter\n## Chapter XVI Husband and Wife\n## Book The Second Reaping\n## Chapter I Effects in the Bank\n## Chapter II Mr. James Harthouse\n## Chapter III The Whelp\n## Chapter IV Men and Brothers\n## Chapter V Men and Masters\n## Chapter VI Fading Away\n## Chapter VII Gunpowder\n## Chapter VIII Explosion\n## Chapter IX Hearing the Last of It\n## Chapter X Mrs. Sparsit's Staircase\n## Chapter XI Lower and Lower\n## Chapter XII Down\n## Book The Third Garnering\n## Chapter I Another Thing Needful\n## Chapter II Very Ridiculous\n## Chapter III Very Decided\n## Chapter IV Lost","[{\"question\":\"What is the edition’s main purpose stated in the text?\",\"answer\":\"The edition is designed for ESL/EFL/ELP learners and for test preparation for TOEFL, TOEIC, and AP/Advanced Placement.\"},{\"question\":\"Who edited this edition, according to the document text?\",\"answer\":\"Philip M. 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