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stick kept repeating to

In the morning he called Whitebrow, smacked him hard about the ears, and then showing him a stick, kept repeating to him: “Go in at the door!
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

said Kim reslinging the

Who shall say she does not acquire merit?' 'Not I, Holy One,' said Kim, reslinging the bountiful provision on his shoulders.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

seems kind resumed the

‘Short’s very well, and seems kind,’ resumed the misanthrope, ‘but he overdoes it.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

State Kurt Rooney the

"That's Johnstone and Secretary of State Kurt Rooney, the president's chief strategist."
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

such killing raptures that

I seized hold of her clitoris, she had her dildo all ready, and working it herself with one hand, we ran a last course of most lustful and lecherous enjoyment, which ended in such killing raptures that we both sank all but insensible on the bed.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

She knew Rebecca to

She knew Rebecca to be too clever and spirited and desperate a woman to submit without a struggle; and felt that she must prepare for that combat, and be incessantly watchful against assault; or mine, or surprise.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

said Kim readjusting the

And this is known to me also,' said Kim, readjusting the live charcoal-ball on the weed.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

sa káyu Roof that

Atup nga gidilaában sa káyu, Roof that was licked by the flames that flared up.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

so kindly received that

Oh, it's so nice to be able to run to my [9] dear father whenever I want to, and always to be so kindly received that I can't feel any doubt that he loves me dearly.
— from Elsie's Vacation and After Events by Martha Finley

shot kept relays to

Had Major Anderson been properly provided, so that he could have at once sent his men to the guns, opened fire from those in barbette, thrown shell and hot shot, kept relays to all his casemates, and put out fires as they arose from red-hot shot or shell, he must, I have no earthly doubt, have driven the troops off Morris Island, burnt out Fort Moultrie, and silenced the enemy’s fire.
— from The Civil War in America Fuller's Modern Age, August 1861 by Russell, William Howard, Sir

sent kind regards to

She sent ‘kind regards’ to the Misses Elliott, which I take the present opportunity of delivering.”
— from Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson

so keenly Right that

Why make Life debtor when it did not buy? Why wound so keenly Right that it would die? SPIRIT OF THE YEARS Nay, blame not!
— from The Dynasts: An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon by Thomas Hardy

said kindly remember that

“Mrs. Widdemere,” she said, “kindly remember that you are in my home, and that you are speaking of my protege.”
— from Nan of the Gypsies by Grace May North

suddenly Kona rushed towards

For a moment I paused under its handsome entrance of black and white marble, when suddenly Kona rushed towards me, crying: "Quick, Master!
— from The Great White Queen: A Tale of Treasure and Treason by William Le Queux

said King Richard to

‘Weep not,’ said King Richard to them; ‘I know what ye be come to ask; your lord, the King of France, desireth to go home again, and ye be come in his name to ask on his behalf my counsel and leave to get him gone.’
— from A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by François Guizot

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