RecordedAug16,2011
RecordedAug19,2011,frommemory
Eveninthedaysbeforemyteachercame,Iusedtofeelalongthesquarestiffboxwoodhedges,and,guidedbythesenseofsmell,wouldfindthefirstvioletsandlilies.There,too,afterafitoftemper,Iwenttofindcomfortandtohidemyhotfaceinthecoolleavesandgrass.Whatjoyitwastolosemyselfinthatgardenofflowers,towanderhappilyfromspottospot,until,comingsuddenlyuponabeautifulv...[
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Ilived,uptothetimeoftheillnessthatdeprivedmeofmysightandhearing,inatinyhouseconsistingofalargesquareroomandasmallone,inwhichtheservantslept.ItisacustomintheSouthtobuildasmallhousenearthehomesteadasanannextobeusedonoccasion.SuchahousemyfatherbuiltaftertheCivilWar,andwhenhemarriedmymothertheywenttoliveinit.Itwascompletelycoveredwithvines,climbingrosesandhoneysuckles.Fromthegardeni...[
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24June2011
WordsandTheirStories:MouthExpressions
Expressionsthatdon'tleaveabadtasteinyourmouth|WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES17June2011
WordsandTheirStories:NoseandEarExpressions
Theanswerisasclearasthenoseonyourface|WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES11June2011
WordsandTheirStories:AllAboutEyes
SeeingeyetoeyeabouttheseEnglishexpressions|WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES04June2011
WordsandTheirStories:Engli...[
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TheStoryofMyLifeChapter1Clip4
Myfather,ArthurH.Keller,wasacaptainintheConfederateArmy,andmymother,KateAdams,washissecondwifeandmanyyearsyounger.Hergrandfather,BenjaminAdams,marriedSusannaE.Goodhue,andlivedinNewbury,Massachusetts,formanyyears.Theirson,CharlesAdams,wasborninNewburyport,Massachusetts,andmovedtoHelena,Arkansas.WhentheCivilWarbrokeout,hefoughtonthesideoftheSouthandbecameabrigadier-...[
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TheStoryofMyLife--Chapter1Clip2
Mygrandfather,CasparKeller'sson,"entered"largetractsoflandinAlabamaandfinallysettledthere.IhavebeentoldthatonceayearhewentfromTuscumbiatoPhiladelphiaonhorsebacktopurchasesuppliesfortheplantation,andmyaunthasinherpossessionmanyoftheletterstohisfamily,whichgivecharmingandvividaccountsofthesetrips.
MyGrandmotherKellerwasadaughterofoneofLafayette'saides,Ale...[
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TheStoryofMyLife--Chapter1Clip1
IwasbornonJune27,1880,inTuscumbia,alittletownofnorthernAlabama.Thefamilyonmyfather'ssideisdescendedfromCasparKeller,anativeofSwitzerland,whosettledinMaryland.OneofmySwissancestorswasthefirstteacherofthedeafinZurichandwroteabookonthesubjectoftheireducation-ratherasingularcoincidence;thoughitistruethatthereisnokingwhohasnothadaslaveamonghisancestors,andnoslavewhoh...[
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TheStoryofMyLife--Chapter1Clip1
(re-readonJune14,2011)
ItiswithakindoffearthatIbegintowritethehistoryofmylife.Ihave,asitwere,a"superstitioushesitation"inlifingtheveilthatclingsaboutmychildhoodlikeagoldenmist.Thetaskofwritinganautobiographyisadifficultone.WhenItrytoclassifymyearliestimpressions,Ifindthatfactandfancylookalikeacrosstheyearsthatlinkthepastwiththepresent.Thewomanpaint...[
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