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Xbox up and running
The awkwardness from seeing Van had gone away somewhat and we got her Xbox up and running.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

XXIV UNION AND REGENERATION
Page 173 Part V THE GOAL Page 174 CHAPTER XXIV UNION AND REGENERATION
— from Rebuilding Britain: A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War by Hopkinson, Alfred, Sir

X Underground air raid
All Japanese homes were destroyed within 1 1/2 miles from X. Underground air raid shelters with earth cover roofs immediately below the explosion had their roofs caved in; but beyond 1/2 mile from X they suffered no damage.
— from The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District

XX UMPIRE AND REFEREE
[Pg 383] CHAPTER XX UMPIRE AND REFEREE There is a group of individuals connected with football to whom the football public pays little attention, until at a most inopportune time in the game, a whistle is blown, or a horn is tooted and you see a presumptuous individual stepping off a damaging five yard penalty against your favorite team.
— from Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William H. (William Hanford) Edwards

XXXVI Unfoldings and Revealings
A Proud Spirit Broken, 387 XXXVI Unfoldings and Revealings, 397 XXXVII The Golden Clasp Relinked, 407 XXXVIII Changes and Revolutions, 417 XXXIX The Hazy Mists Are Lifting, 427 XL Aunt Vina in the New Home, 441 XLI "Good Bye," 450 [15] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
— from Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Ida Glenwood

XXX UP ANOTHER RIVER
CHAPTER XXX. UP ANOTHER RIVER AND HOME AGAIN.
— from Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi by Oliver Optic

XII UNCLE AARON REJOICES
I’ve given you all I know about the Montgomery case, and it’s up to you now to put your heads together and make the most of it.” 90 CHAPTER XII UNCLE AARON REJOICES “Well,” said Fred, drawing a long breath and looking around at his companions after Mr. Lee had left the room, “we’ve certainly got more than we expected from this after-dinner talk.”
— from The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove; Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Spencer Davenport

XV using a rope
201 , Chapter XV, using a rope at either end of which a stake has been attached.
— from The Boy Craftsman Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall

xiii Upper Avenue Road
HENRY STEVENS of Vermont Vermont House, xiii Upper Avenue Road, London, N.W. April 10 1885
— from Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar by Henry Stevens


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