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she could catch a distant view
They were mounting slowly the side of the hill, about two miles from the town of Thouars, and she could catch a distant view of the dark towers and masses of the town as it then existed, rising above the objects around.
— from The Huguenot: A Tale of the French Protestants. Volumes I-III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

side could claim a decisive victory
Neither side could claim a decisive victory, though the advantage, on the whole, lay with the foreign knights.
— from Stirling Castle, its place in Scottish history by Eric Stair-Kerr

Señorita Carmelita cried a dozen voices
"The Señorita Carmelita!" cried a dozen voices as the doña entered.
— from The Bride of Mission San José: A Tale of Early California by John Augustine Cull

so correct conclusions as did Volta
Fowler, Valli, Robison, Wells, Humboldt, etc., all were deeply interested, but none of them appear to have arrived at so correct conclusions as did Volta, the physician of Pavia.
— from Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosphy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, etc., etc., etc. by Gaston Tissandier

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