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carefully until she had a glowing
At last a tiny puff of smoke arose, and the girl blew carefully until she had a glowing spark, which she fed with tiny shreds of wood, until 18 suddenly it blazed up brightly.
— from The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story by I. T. (Ida Treadwell) Thurston

catch up some he added grimly
If we don't catch up some,” he added grimly, “I wouldn't want to insure our young friend's life.
— from Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams

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