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Alice rode to her uncle Robert
3. Alice rode to her uncle Robert's.
— from St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 by Various

a ring to help us remembah
Besides, she told us the tale about the Road of the Loving Heart, and Eugenia gave us each a ring to help us remembah it.
— from The Little Colonel's Holidays by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston

a rule they had until recently
Of the Germans it may be said that, as a rule, they had, until recently, no special liking for the tempo rubato .
— from Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Henry T. Finck

and ready to hitch up returned
“We're all packed and ready to hitch up,” returned Naab.
— from The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel by Zane Grey

American rear to hasten up Ripley
Then he rode straight for the American rear, to hasten up Ripley's troops, who were considerably behind those of Scott.
— from A History, of the War of 1812-15 Between the United States and Great Britain by Rossiter Johnson

and returns to his usual retreat
After impregnation, the male twists them round his legs and returns to his usual retreat, going about at night in order to feed himself and to keep up the moisture of the eggs, even resorting to a short immersion in the water during exceptionahy dry nights.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

and return to his usual residence
He asked whether, if he were to disband his forces, dismantle his garrisons, and return to his usual residence in the vicinity of the parliament, they, on their part, would pass their [Sidenote a: A.D. 1646.
— from The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 by Hilaire Belloc

atrocious ratiocination takes hold upon Rodion
This atrocious ratiocination takes hold upon Rodion's mind, and he carries it out to terribly logical consequences.
— from Russia: Its People and Its Literature by Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de

as regarded these hitherto unknown relations
To-day she was in a not unpleasing state of expectancy as regarded these hitherto unknown relations.
— from The Laurel Walk by Mrs. Molesworth

All right tetch her up Rainey
"All right, tetch her up, Rainey."
— from A Man to His Mate by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)


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