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brightened up immediately like the

Toad was inclined to be sulky at first; but he brightened up immediately, like the good fellow he was.
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

be united in love that

I am constantly wrestling in spirit, that the hearts of all such may be confirmed and strengthened in the faith; that they may be united in love; that they may attain to all the unspeakable wealth which comes from the firm conviction of an understanding mind, may be brought to the perfect knowledge of God’s mystery, which is nothing else than Christ—Christ containing in Himself all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden away.’
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

betwixt us I leave this

"Now, Sir Prior," quoth Sir Richard, "I have held my day and paid all the dues demanded of me; so, as there is no more betwixt us, I leave this vile place straightway."
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

be useful in life to

But the last of these is wholly applied to what may be useful in life, to the improvement of agriculture, and all mechanical arts; so that among us it would be little esteemed.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

brought up in luxury the

Well, I was brought up in luxury; the first I remember is, playing about, when I was a child, in splendid parlors,—when I was kept dressed up like a doll, and company and visitors used to praise me.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

by us is largely the

Man is credited with a strong desire for self-preservation, and this desire exists; but we fail to perceive that this desire, as felt by us, is largely the work of man.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

be used in learning the

* Telegraph Instruments: Beginners' telegraph {367} instruments, to be used in learning the Morse code, may be secured through any electrical supply house.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

be useful in life to

But the last of these is wholly applied to what may be useful in life, to the improvement of agriculture, and all mechanical arts; so that among us, it would be little esteemed.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

buildings until in less than

As though trained for years in this particular evolution, the green Martians melted like mist into the spacious doorways of the nearby buildings, until, in less than three minutes, the entire cavalcade of chariots, mastodons and mounted warriors was nowhere to be seen.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

board us in less than

We are safe, at least, for an hour or two; since, without boats, they cannot possibly find the means to board us in less than that time."
— from Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea by James Fenimore Cooper

backs upon it lingeringly they

Slowly the little party got up from the rock; unwillingly they turned their backs upon it; lingeringly they left the place which had been so pleasant, and took their way down the hill through the gathering dusk.
— from Pine Needles by Susan Warner

before us in later times

CCCLXXXII Those who wish to attain to some clear and definite solution of the great problems which Mr. Darwin was the first person to set before us in later times must base themselves upon the facts which are stated in his great work, and, still more, must pursue their inquiries by the methods of which he was so brilliant an exemplar throughout the whole of his life.
— from Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley

back unexpectedly I learned that

I had been on a voyage to Hammerfest for ivory, and coming back unexpectedly I learned that my pride and treasure was to be married to this soft-skinned boy, and that the party had actually gone to the church.
— from The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle

But until I left the

But until I left the ground an hour ago I did not know of the theft of the Clanronald Plan."
— from That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan

become universal International Law through

may therefore, perhaps, maintain that the Declaration of Paris has already become or will soon become universal International Law through custom.
— from International Law. A Treatise. Volume 1 (of 2) Peace. Second Edition by L. (Lassa) Oppenheim

be up in less than

The dawn was graying the room, and the sun would be up in less than an hour.
— from Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie

became universal in later times

From this the transition to the form which became universal in later times was easy, and the two are found contemporaneously.
— from Ecclesiastical Vestments: Their development and history by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister

be used in lifting the

When thus managed, the hay loader may be used in lifting the hay from the winrows.
— from Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw

ball until it led them

They pursued her recalcitrant ball until it led them, by many zigzags, to an old elm that had upset more than one good game.
— from The House of Toys by Henry Russell Miller

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