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man I could have answered

You did not ask me if Mr. Richardson were a good, wise, or amiable man; I could have answered Yes, to all these questions—at least so Mary thinks, and I hope she will not find herself mistaken.’
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

moment I chose her and

During the supper Patu told me in Italian that he was on the point of taking her at the very moment I chose her, and the next morning he informed me that he had slept quietly all night.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

matters I consulted him and

I was acquainted with an elderly doctor of great experience in those matters; I consulted him, and he promised to set me to rights in two months; he proved as good as his word.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

me in c H2 anchor

O let me in, &c. H2 anchor
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

mother I call her a

Even you, Nelly, if we have a dispute sometimes, you back Isabella at once; and I yield like a foolish mother: I call her a darling, and flatter her into a good temper.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

misery it cost him and

This therefore he resolved to do, whatever misery it cost him, and to devote himself to her, from that great principle of justice, by which the laws of some countries oblige a debtor, who is no otherwise capable of discharging his debt, to become the slave of his creditor.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

matters I could have as

Much that matters; I could have as many men as I like if I wanted to.”
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Maiden is carried home and

The tail and blood of the horse, as the chief parts of the corn-spirit’s representative, were taken to the king’s house and kept there; just as in Germany the harvest-cock is nailed on the gable or over the door of the farmhouse; and as the last sheaf, in the form of the Maiden, is carried home and kept over the fireplace in the Highlands of Scotland.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

master is come home and

Anon went with money to my tar merchant to pay for the tar, which he refuses to sell me; but now the master is come home, and so he speaks very civilly, and I believe we shall have it with peace.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

manner immediately classed her as

She had a great deal of manner; Isabel, who had never known any one with so much manner, immediately classed her as the most affected of women.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

make its crop harvest and

He could plow and plant a field, make its crop, harvest and store its fruits and cook them for the table.
— from The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.

microscope is come home a

My new microscope is come home (a "splendid plaything," as old R. Brown called it), and I am delighted with it; it really is a splendid plaything.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

malicious ignorance could have accused

An enemy would have called him offensively aristocratic; only malicious ignorance could have accused him of snobbishness.
— from Isabel Clarendon, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Gissing

make it carloads Helen assented

"Well, make it carloads," Helen assented.
— from Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains; or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Stella M. Francis

merge into central hills and

Nigeria Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Geographic coordinates: 10 00 N, 8 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 923,768 sq km land: 910,768 sq km water: 13,000 sq km Area - comparative: slightly more than twice the size of California Land boundaries: total: 4,047 km border countries: Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km Coastline: 853 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land Land use: arable land: 33% permanent crops: 3% permanent pastures: 44% forests and woodland: 12% other: 8% (1993 est.)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

May I come here again

"May I come here again and talk this matter over?"
— from St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various

most indefatigable collector his accumulation

[650] 532 Boturini was a most indefatigable collector, his accumulation in eight years amounting to over five hundred specimens, some of them probably antedating the Spanish conquest.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

most important conclusions he arrives

The following are the most important conclusions he arrives at:— 1.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson

Miss I called her a

“Please, Miss, I called her a thief.”
— from The Shadow of Life by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

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