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In this way, a Jack-o'-lantern can be considered as une “citrouille lumineuse”.
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In this way, a Jack-o'-lantern can be considered as une “citrouille lumineuse”.
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Jack-o'-lantern in French = une “citrouille lanterne”.
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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus Laura Lee Hope
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From her shoulders to her feet Sue was covered with an old sheet, and as she walked along it looked just as if a real, Hallowe'en Jack-o'-lantern had come to life.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus Laura Lee Hope
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A crowd of boys dashed out of a thicket near by, each one carrying a lighted Jack-o'-lantern on top of a pole, and surrounded the effigy of the teacher.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
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One version of the Jack-o'-lantern story comes from Ireland.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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But he couldn't help thinking of his pumpkin, which was waiting to be made into a Jack-o'-lantern.
Boy Blue and His Friends Etta Austin Blaisdell
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"A Jack-o'-lantern, may be, and may be somethin 'wuss," said Colwell, rising.
Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee
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Out on to the wooden platform of the circus tent went Bunny, the scarecrow boy, and Sue, the Jack-o'-lantern girl.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus Laura Lee Hope
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