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sigh of regret ran in search of
And as the man, with scowling countenance, was gazing out at the sea, and paid no heed to us, Tioka believed me, and, with a little sigh of regret, ran in search of his playmate Grania.
— from Marie Tarnowska by Annie Vivanti

sort of reporter returned Io scornfully out
“Then he’s a very queer sort of reporter,” returned Io scornfully out of her wider experience.
— from Success: A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams

squad of raw recruits into some of
An orderly sergeant was trying to initiate a squad of raw recruits into some of the mysteries of drilling.
— from Brother Against Brother; or, The Tompkins Mystery. A Story of the Great American Rebellion. by John R. (John Roy) Musick

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