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feared death rejoiced
The coward who feared death rejoiced at perpetual disgrace; for like all galley-slaves, you said, ‘I may escape from prison, I cannot from the grave.’
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

forme de recueil
Il a proposé une aide de la région Basse-Normandie pour une édition imprimée sous forme de recueil.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

few days rest
Therefore, after a few days' rest in the inn at Arnau, we drove to the little seaport town of Pillau, again accompanied by Moller, in one of the ordinary local conveyances, which was not much better than a wagon.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

feet do reverence
Thy son returning, moonlike, thence, Shall at thy feet do reverence, And, blest and blameless lady, thou Shalt see his head to touch them bow, Yea, thou shalt see thy son made king
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

faculté de rappeler
mémoire , f. , faculté de rappeler les idées qu'on a déjà eues.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

FBIS daily reports
These FBIS daily reports skimmed the cream off the enemy news broadcasts, and included editorial or feature material which might have intelligence or policy interest.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

four dogs rushed
The door was opened and four dogs rushed out—long-bodied, rough-haired West Highland terriers, their colour ranging from almost black to lightish grey—who jumped all over Uncle Gerald with noisy manifestations of delight, sniffed curiously at Ronnie, and as he was not in the least afraid of them, took him into favour at once and jumped on him—Collum and Puddock and Mona their mother, and frisky, cheeky little Rannoch, who was no relation to any of them, and took the greatest liberties with all three.
— from Children of the Dear Cotswolds by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker

Figlia del Reggimento
Figlia del Reggimento . .
— from The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.

fifty dollars right
Why, I tell you, I had that fifty dollars right in my pocket if I wanted to be a chump.
— from The Open Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane

Felicita della Rocca
"And your name, mademoiselle?" "Giovanna Desiderata Felicita della Rocca," said Nancy.
— from The Devourers by Annie Vivanti

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— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Fille du Régiment
"Never the face in its entirety, but always the lips—and always with the lips some additional feature, the forehead, or the poise, or the eyes—always you!" At first she followed the man with her eyes in a sort of incredulous, fearsome wonder; and then slowly, seemingly without volition of her own, drawn to it as by a magnet, she turned to face and stare at the figure of the " Fille du Régiment ."
— from The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

from different reasons
The two men rose, delighted, though probably from different reasons.
— from The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City by Gustave Aimard

former dream rising
Then he began to be troubled with dreams; the man whom he had seen in his former dream rising from the pool was often with him—sometimes he led him to pleasant places; but one dream he had, that he was bathing in the pool, and caught his foot between the rocks and could not draw it out.
— from Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset by Arthur Christopher Benson


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