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family and rejoice in doing so
Why should not my servant be like my own kindred, so that I may take him into my family and rejoice in doing so?
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

fact a representation in dumb show
It is, in fact, a representation, in dumb show, of an Indian girl straying along a forest path in the act of gathering flowers.
— from No Quarter! by Mayne Reid

for a receptacle I discovered several
Casting about for a receptacle, I discovered several earthen jars of Seneca make set in willow baskets and standing by the stream.
— from The Hidden Children by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

forward and responded I do sir
his manner was something grand to see as he stepped forward and responded, 'I do, sir,' in a voice so loud and full of importance that Dolly involuntarily groaned, while Tom found it hard to refrain from laughing.
— from Tracy Park: A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes

for a rebel in disguise sent
He took me for a rebel in disguise, sent there to try him and ascertain his sentiments.
— from The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry by James Pike

for a rather interesting doorway set
The lowest stage of this north elevation is blank save for a rather interesting doorway set in a thickening of the wall near the western corner.
— from Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Cecil Walter Charles Hallett

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