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Leg : LegsIn biology, a leg is the part of an animal's body (most commonly in one of the even numbers of 2, 4, 6 or 8, and many more in millipedes) that separates the body from the ground and is used for locomotion.In an extended sense, a leg is any part of an object that connects it with the ground. An example is the legs of a table or a chair. Strictly speaking, in human anatomy, the leg only includes everything between the knee and the foot, and is a part of the lower limb.
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crazy building, while three or four of the oldest and most
little more in advance.
A flaring torch was burning in the place, and set its red.html">red.html">red
the currents of air. Duncan profited by its light to read
of his hosts. But his ingenuity availed him little, against
chiefs in front scarce cast a glance at his person, keeping
intended for respect, but which it was quite easy to
reserved. Duncan soon detected their searching, but stolen,
inch; leaving no emotion of the countenance, no gesture, no
unheeded, and without comment.
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he was still equal to the duties of manhood, advanced out of
himself to make his observations unseen, and spoke. He used
consequently, unintelligible to Heyward, though they seemed,
courtesy than anger. The latter shook his head, and made a
said, in the former language.html">language.html">language, looking about him from
assent.
Though more than one had turned, as if to catch the meaning
slowly, and using the simplest French of which he was the
understand the language that the'Grand Monarque' uses when
believe his red warriors paid him so little respect!"
A long and grave pause succeeded, during which no movement
expression produced by his remark. Duncan, who knew that
the custom, in order to arrange his ideas. At length the
demanding, in the language of the Canadas:
"When our Great Father speaks to his people, is it with the
of the skin be red, or black, or white," returned Duncan,
Hurons."
"In what manner will he speak," demanded the wary chief,
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