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caught her and unconsciously shook her
"Tell me——" He had caught her and unconsciously shook her as if to shake the words out of her.
— from The Palace of Darkened Windows by Mary Hastings Bradley

contracted heels and upright stumpy hoof
If lameness is met with at all, then it is where we have a foot that is in other respects unsound, with badly contracted heels and upright 'stumpy' hoof, or where side-bones have occurred in a young animal, and have already reached a large size before the horse is put to labour.
— from Diseases of the Horse's Foot by H. Caulton (Harry Caulton) Reeks

consider herself accomplished until she has
No young lady should consider herself accomplished until she has acquired the art of making good bread, and of knowing how to prepare healthful and palatable meals.
— from Stories Worth Rereading by Various

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