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penetrated almost to the extreme northern

In the masterly campaign which followed, the Japanese armies penetrated almost to the extreme northern boundary of the kingdom.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

pipe and trying to edge nearer

I asked, pulling at my pipe and trying to edge nearer the fire.
— from The Great Miss Driver by Anthony Hope

playing at the tables every night

So Tony himself must have been playing at the tables every night!
— from The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler

passed and that there exist no

[546] Before we could even murmur the word "improbable," he warns us that the time of Griseldas has passed, and that there exist no more such women in our day.
— from A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand

particular attention to the extreme narrowness

I here call particular attention to the extreme narrowness of nearly all the Mycenean swords, and to the enormous length of most of them, which seems in a great many cases to have exceeded 3 feet; in fact, they are, in general, not broader than our rapiers.
— from Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns by Heinrich Schliemann

position as to the exact nature

I am not prepared to take up any position as to the exact nature of the stone itself, whether precious stone or meteor; the real point of importance being its Life-giving potency.
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston

pivots and turn to each new

"Some heads are set on pivots, and turn to each new face," answered Elizabeth, irritably conscious that Romney and Peggy were both within hearing.
— from Sir Christopher: A Romance of a Maryland Manor in 1644 by Maud Wilder Goodwin

politics and that the European nations

This feeling, that America was to have nothing to do with European politics, and that the European nations should on no condition be allowed to extend their sphere of action on to the American continents, grew steadily.
— from The Americans by Hugo Münsterberg

puzzles as to the exact nature

Time and talent were wasted from the first over points of pride, trivialities which seemed portentous to over-sensitive minds; metaphysical puzzles as to the exact nature of the relations now existing between Ireland and England; whether the repeal of the Poynings' Act and the Declaratory Act were sufficient guarantees of freedom; whether Ireland herself should nominate a Regent or accept the nomination from England.
— from The Framework of Home Rule by Erskine Childers

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