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got room enough Eliza said
"Say, if you haven't got room enough," Eliza said in a thin high voice, "I can move over to the other side of the car."
— from Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall; Or, Leading a Needed Rebellion by Janet D. Wheeler

gravely remarked Elegant extracts sir
Sir George Templemore looked with surprise at John Effingham, who gravely remarked,---- "Elegant extracts, sir, from the vulgar rumours of two great nations.
— from Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea by James Fenimore Cooper

great Roman empire existed still
Yet this great Roman empire existed still unimpaired in name—not unimposing even in what really remained of it.
— from Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church

got rattled Elizabeth explained so
"That's our joke," Tom explained, "the first [pg 228] time I came here Captain Swift was so full of fun, and everything——" "That, well, I got rattled," Elizabeth explained, "so I said, 'take some chairs,' and we always say it now."
— from Elizabeth, Her Folks by Barbara Kay

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