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grieved at seeing his eldest daughter
From that day the old merchant, grieved at seeing his eldest daughter fade, remembered how he had married Mademoiselle Chevrel under much the same circumstances as those of Joseph Lebas and Virginie.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

go and see him every day
"I shall go and see him every day," remarked the other.
— from Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls by Evelyn Everett-Green

go and see her every day
He promised, in return, to go and see her every day, and play airs on the flute to divert her.
— from La Gaviota: A Spanish novel by Fernán Caballero

grey and shaggy his eye dark
His hair was white, close-cropped, and bristly, his beard grey and shaggy, his eye dark blue, his forehead spacious, and his nose aquiline, but crooked; while his under lip was heavy and hanging, the lower jaw projecting so far beyond the upper, that he could with difficulty bring his shattered teeth together, so as to speak with clearness.
— from The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston

go and see her every day
But I shall go and see her every day, poor darling."
— from Wyllard's Weird: A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

grunts and squeals her entire disapproval
The perverse creature had obstinately resisted our attempts to bring her with us, but finding herself deserted, had followed of her own accord, testifying in the most unmistakable manner, by angry grunts and squeals, her entire disapproval of our proceedings.
— from Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

go and see him every day
We go and see him every day, but he is hardly able to talk to any one.
— from The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope

given and saw his eyes drop
Mandi accepted his compliment as given and saw his eyes drop to her breasts.
— from An Encounter in Atlanta by Ed Howdershelt


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