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rear as prisoners he again entered

Sending these men to the rear as prisoners, he again entered the dug-out and thoroughly searched it, accounting for two more Germans.
— from The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 by F. W. (Frederick William) Bewsher

rest as peacefully here as elsewhere

Then, should the colonists of Blithedale have established their enterprise on a permanent basis, I might fling aside my pilgrim staff and dusty shoon, and rest as peacefully here as elsewhere.
— from The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

rights and privileges held and exercised

A long and doubtful negotiation took place between the British and Batavian commanders, which eventually ended in the whole of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies, with all the rights and privileges held and exercised by the Dutch Government, being formally transferred to his Britannic Majesty.
— from The Battles of the British Army Being a Popular Account of All the Principal Engagements During the Last Hundred Years by Robert Melvin Blackwood

rolled and pitched heavily and everything

Our vessel rolled and pitched heavily, and everything looked wet and wretched; but the squall passed off almost as quickly as it came, and the sun shone out, and everything looked smiling again.
— from Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt by Tangye, Richard, Sir

rendezvous at Punch Hall at eight

We rendezvous at Punch Hall at eight o'clock.
— from The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend

regret and promised herself an endless

Miss Jacky saw no cause for regret, and promised herself an endless source of delight in forming the minds and training the ideas of her infant nieces.
— from Marriage by Susan Ferrier

room at Porthgenna he asked eagerly

"Is there such a room at Porthgenna?" he asked, eagerly.
— from The Dead Secret: A Novel by Wilkie Collins

Reuben and proved himself an excellent

He gave his name as Reuben, and proved himself an excellent camping companion; in fact, he shot all the game, caught all the fish, made all the fires, and cooked all the food for us both.
— from Solomon by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Renegade at public houses and elsewhere

[Pg 214] of the Renegade, at public houses and elsewhere, who was a gentleman in all respects.
— from Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... by Jacob Dunham

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