Baxter
Americannoun
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Richard, 1615–91, English Puritan preacher, scholar, and writer.
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a first name.
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James ( Keir ). 1926–72, New Zealand lyric poet. His works include The Fallen House (1953) and In Fires of No Return (1958)
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Richard . 1615–91, English Puritan divine and devotional writer: prominent in church affairs during the Restoration
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“I’m Fran, and this excitable fellow is Baxter.”
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Baxter the dog is still jumping toward Jonah, who introduces himself, then me.
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Fran makes me sit on a little bench near her garden, and Jonah takes the leash from her and scratches Baxter’s back while she goes inside.
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Then Baxter lets out a sigh and plops down on the grass.
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