Text recognition can automate tedious data entry for credit cards, receipts, and
business cards. With the Cloud-based API, you can also
extract text from pictures of documents, which you can use to increase
accessibility or translate documents. Apps can even keep track of real-world
objects, such as by reading the numbers on trains.
DR. SEWARD'S DIARY 361
Professor. He had evidently expected some such call, for
I found him dressed in his room. His door was ajar, so that
he could hear the opening of the door of our room. He
came at once; as he passed into the room, he asked Mina
if the others might come, too.
"No," she said quite simply, "it will not be necessary.
You can tell them just as well. I must go with you on your
journey."
Dr. Van Helsing was as startled as I was. After a mo-
ment's pause he asked:
"But why?"
...
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DR . SEWARD ' S DIARY 361 Professor . He had evidently expected some such call , for I found him dressed in his room . His door was ajar , so that he could hear the opening of the door of our room . He came at once ; as he passed into the room , he asked Mina if the others might come , too .
" No , " she said quite simply , " it will not be necessary . You can tell them just as well . I must go with you on your journey . "
Dr . Van Helsing was as startled as I was . After a mo ment ' s pause he asked :
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Confidence
0.98
Frame
(25.0, 21.0, 359.0, 583.0)
Recognized Language Code
en
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" No , " she said quite simply , " it will not be necessary . You can tell them just as well . I must go with you on your journey . "
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