In England and Ireland, people traditionally ate a snack between breakfast and lunch called elevenses.
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There were "elevenses" coffee, lunch served between 12 and 2, and afternoon tea, and yet not a bit of soap on the whole train.
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Like grown-ups, they look forward to their "elevenses".
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It is their"elevenses"every day, and it is put into them.
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