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measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 centimeters).

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Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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With that, there is no means to consistently measure progress.
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Yet if there is a measure of untruth in such pretty flatteries, one needs to be superhuman in order to condemn them harshly.
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The alternate hexameter and pentameter are, for most purposes, a more agreeable measure than the hexameter by itself.
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