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The spring evenings were getting bright and long when three or four ladies in calashes met at Miss Barker’s door.
Từ trong câu: spring, three, four, evening, get, bright, long, lady
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Cranford · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
One bitterly, cold winter's morning when we were enjoying our morning coffee together on the balcony, it started to snow.
Từ trong câu: bitterly, cold, morning, enjoy, coffee, together, balcony, start
«Motivation and emotion/Book/2019/Peacefulness and well-being», English Wikiversity, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikiversity.org/?curid=251964 (bản sửa đổi 2596070) · English Wikiversity · CC BY-SA 4.0
When they were reading, they were a narrator.
«Motivation and emotion/Book/2019/Mother-child emotion talk», English Wikiversity, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikiversity.org/?curid=252339 (bản sửa đổi 2089746) · English Wikiversity · CC BY-SA 4.0
So while the government was attempting to resolve the economic downfall, they failed to offer solutions to this minority group.
Từ trong câu: downfall, government, attempt, resolve, economic, fail, offer, solution
«Federal Writers' Project – Life Histories/2023/Fall/Section20/George Cornelius Chandler», English Wikiversity, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikiversity.org/?curid=300172 (bản sửa đổi 2577470) · English Wikiversity · CC BY-SA 4.0
Some people will shrug it off and continue with what they were doing, while other people can erupt in rage.
Từ trong câu: erupt, people, shrug, off, continue, do, rage
«Motivation and emotion/Book/2025/Appraisals and anger», English Wikiversity, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikiversity.org/?curid=322907 (bản sửa đổi 2762262) · English Wikiversity · CC BY-SA 4.0
Those made sense when you were getting started.
Từ trong câu: sense, make, get, start
«DesignWriteStudio/Course/Blog/980 Changes to the Site», English Wikiversity, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikiversity.org/?curid=327948 (bản sửa đổi 2799439) · English Wikiversity · CC BY-SA 4.0
But--he was easygoing, apt to let things slide; ready to take matters as settled when they were all unsettled.
Từ trong câu: easygoing, apt, let, thing, slide, ready, take, matter
J. S. Fletcher, The Root of All Evil · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
When they became aware of how matters were going between her and Fred, they omitted no opportunity to snub her.
Từ trong câu: opportunity, omit, between, aware, become, matter, go
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
So that in response to Mr. Dulles' questions when you talked about the possibility of some luggage, you were rationalizing?
Từ trong câu: luggage, response, mr, question, talk, possibility
United States. Warren Commission, Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While they were taking my name, some television camera got me, and I was on television, I am sure nationwide.
Từ trong câu: camera, nationwide, take, name, television, get, sure
United States. Warren Commission, Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
“I was passing your door when I saw it on the cushion, so I went in to look at it.”
Từ trong câu: cushion, door, pass, saw, go, look
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
I was reading it at dinner hour, and I had just got to the chariot race when school went in.
Từ trong câu: race, chariot, read, dinner, hour, get, school, go
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While Miss Crevey was making these small sales, Jacqueline had time to examine the dragon cup and saucer at leisure.
Từ trong câu: saucer, miss, make, small, sale, time, examine, cup
Beulah Marie Dix, The Turned-About Girls · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While the Chamber was revising the Finance Bill, the Senate had to deal with a question of no less importance.
Từ trong câu: finance, revise, chamber, bill, deal, question, less, importance
Anonymous, The Annual Register 1914 A Review of Public Events at Home and Abroad for the Year 1914 · Tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
On one occasion Burr was quite unjustly suspected by Washington of looking over the latter's shoulder while he was writing.
Từ trong câu: unjustly, occasion, quite, suspect, look, shoulder, write
Lyndon Orr, Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 2 · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Anne was still sitting there when a shadow fell over the grass and she looked up to see Mrs. Allan.
Từ trong câu: grass, still, sit, shadow, fall, look, up, see
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Several times while they were putting away the horse Anne caught Priscilla looking at her in a furtive, puzzled way.
Từ trong câu: puzzled, several, time, put, away, horse, catch, look
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Mr. Allan was praying when the sensation came.
Từ trong câu: sensation, mr, pray, come
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
He dozed off, while his thoughts were trying to straighten out the queer tangle in which events had bound him.
Từ trong câu: tangle, off, think, try, straighten, out, queer, event
Stanley R. Matthews, Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
It was while he was sitting in the gathering gloom watching this bit of highway, that the marvellous thing happened.
Từ trong câu: highway, marvellous, sit, gather, watch, bit, thing, happen
Marshall Saunders, 'Tilda Jane: An Orphan in Search of a Home. A Story for Boys and Girls · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · PD-US
When darkness fell on this great tragedy, hostile movements ceased and the two armies were caring for the "butcher's bill."
Từ trong câu: caring, darkness, fall, great, tragedy, hostile, movement, cease
G. Moxley Sorrel, Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While the needful discussion was going on, Bergan looked around him, the better to understand the topography of the place.
Từ trong câu: topography, discussion, go, look, around, better, understand, place
W. M. L. Jay, Holden with the Cords · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
On the third day, when we were sailing offshore in a light breeze, my sister came to me in tears.
Từ trong câu: offshore, third, day, sail, light, breeze, sister, come
William Bowen, Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Just remember, please, that we interrupted a confab Chip and Lenning were having when we came in from the gulch.
Từ trong câu: chip, remember, please, interrupt, come
Burt L. Standish, Frank Merriwell, Jr., in Arizona; or, Clearing a Rival's Record · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
But when the third day came, a gale was blowing and lashing the sea to fury and departure was impossible.
Từ trong câu: gale, third, day, come, blow, sea, departure, impossible
A. Hyatt Verrill, The Deep Sea Hunters: Adventures on a Whaler · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
In a little while I heard a low husky sob, and saw that the tears were overflowing down his face.
Từ trong câu: tear, sob, little, hear, low, saw, down, face
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · PD-US
Disheartened, the first colony broke up and sailed away, just when the Company was dispatching two more ships from Scotland.
Từ trong câu: dispatch, first, colony, break, up, sail, away, company
Willis J. Abbot, Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
The next day when he was sailing down the bay, his attention was suddenly directed to the old Tide Mill.
Từ trong câu: mill, sailing, next, day, sail, down, bay, attention
Grant M. Overton, The Women Who Make Our Novels · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While Felton was retelling his story of the finding of Hathaway’s body I toyed with a blotter on the desk.
Từ trong câu: retell, story, find, body, toy, desk
Bert Leston Taylor, Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
When I left London Sir Scorp was holding his recently discovered portrait by Hals at forty thousand pounds or more.
Từ trong câu: portrait, leave, sir, hold, recently, discover, forty, thousand
Theodore Dreiser, A Traveler at Forty · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US