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clock and ran lightly into the other
She glanced at the clock and ran lightly into the other room.
— from The Double Traitor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

College and read law in the office
He then entered the Law School of Columbia College, and read law in the office of Morrison, Lauterbach & Spitgarn.
— from Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel

curtain a rosy light is thrown on
Through a pink curtain a rosy light is thrown on it from above, which gives the marble a delicious tinge.
— from Music-Study in Germany, from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay by Amy Fay


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