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sensation is rapidly dramatized and put
Some American newspaper sensation is rapidly dramatized and put hot on the boards, such as Marie Barberi , Dr. Buchanan and Dr. Harris .
— from The Spirit of the Ghetto: Studies of the Jewish Quarter in New York by Hutchins Hapgood

straightened it raveled down and picked
She took the knitting-work and straightened it; raveled down, and picked up, and with nimble stitches restored the lost rows.
— from The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney

successfully in rice during a period
He was known to have speculated successfully in rice during a period of famine, which the peasant considers a crime, and never forgives.
— from "Out of the East": Reveries and Studies in New Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

swallowing is rendered difficult and painful
A large tumour is suddenly formed under the right ear; swallowing is rendered difficult and painful; and the patient refuses all food and medicine.
— from Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley

soared into realms divine and proclaimed
It was the look of one whose spirit, escaping from gross bondage, soared into realms divine, and proclaimed itself God-born.
— from Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

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