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Biscuits were the officers 'chief food; dhoora that of the men.
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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[Illustration: In the Soudan buying two children for a basketful of dhoora]
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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In the Soudan buying two children for a basketful of dhoora
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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One man sold him his two boys of twelve and eight for a basket of dhoora (a kind of grain).
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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He sent some dhoora to her by one of his men, and thought she had been taken safely to one of the huts.
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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Two little boys came smiling up to Gordon one day, and pressed him to buy one of them for a little basketful of dhoora.
The Story of General Gordon Jeanie Lang
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In dealing with the natives, he endeavoured first to induce them to cultivate the ground, providing them with seed and dhoora (_sorghum_), and then to accustom them to the use of money.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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Nile, he always carefully handed over to them cows, dhoora, or money, as an equivalent for their work.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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I have sent her some dhoora, which will produce a spark of joy in her black and withered carcass.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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