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the pillow shut my eyes and

I hide my head under the pillow, shut my eyes and wait, wait....
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

the plain seemed most empty and

But now, where the plain seemed most empty and lifeless, seven great white wolves crouched down in the snow in a little hollow, their paws extended, their hind legs bent like powerful springs beneath them, their heads raised cautiously so that only their ears and eyes showed above the rim of the little hollow where they hid.
— from Northern Trails, Book I. by William J. (William Joseph) Long

the poor souls may enter and

In the Vosges mountains while the bells are ringing in All Souls’ Eve it is a custom to uncover the beds and open the windows in order that the poor souls may enter and rest.
— from Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles

the purpose said Mr Euston after

I did not come here for the purpose," said Mr. Euston, after waiting a moment for John to speak, "though I confess the idea has occurred to me before, but it was suggested again by the sight of your piano and music.
— from David Harum A Story of American Life by Edward Noyes Westcott

that precisely similar myths exist among

It held, then, that Max Müller's system was a result of the discovery of the basic unity of the Aryan languages, and was founded on an analysis of these languages, but it showed that precisely similar myths exist among Eskimos, Red Indians, South Sea Islanders, Maoris, Bushmen, and other savage races.
— from An Introduction to Mythology by Lewis Spence

the preceding segment may explain a

It seems possible that the secondary connection between the segmental tube and the preceding segment may explain a peculiar observation of Dr Spengel
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 (of 4) Separate Memoirs by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

the preceding spring Major Eyre and

After the attack on the fort in the preceding spring, Major Eyre and his troops had been replaced by others under the command of Colonel Monro, the main body consisting of 600 men of the 35th, now the Sussex Regiment.
— from A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood, Sir

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