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to her own room and closed and locked
The noise of the wheels upon the gravel walk had brought a servant to the door, and she brushed past the serving man without a word; ran upstairs to her own room and closed and locked the door behind her before she switched on the electric light.
— from The Secret House by Edgar Wallace

to her own rooms and closed and locked
She stood irresolute for a moment, then turned and went swiftly up to her own rooms and closed and locked her door.
— from Ruth Erskine's Son by Pansy

the honor of receiving a commission as lieutenant
This I did within two weeks, having meanwhile had the honor of receiving a commission as lieutenant in the army, and with this promotion from the ranks, being assigned to the historic “Oxford and Bucks” (Oxfordshire and Buckshire) Light Infantry.
— from The Big Fight (Gallipoli to the Somme) by David Fallon

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