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  • A ludicrously insufficient force was attempting to encircle a larger and better equipped one.

    Từ trong câu: ludicrously, insufficient, force, attempt, large, better, equip

    Cecil, 1888?-1961 Chisholm, Sir John French: An Authentic Biography - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • She could knit, and that was all, besides her housework, that she could do.

    Từ trong câu: housework, knit, besides

    Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Jane Field: A Novel - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • It was known that the services of a New York caterer had been engaged.

    Từ trong câu: caterer, know, service, new, engage

    Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, The Debtor: A Novel - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • "But I've been expecting you a long time," said the fox, grinning most impolitely.

    Từ trong câu: impolitely, expect, long, time, fox, grin

    Howard Roger Garis, Uncle Wiggily in the Woods - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • The thing that strikes me most is the tolerant spirit that I see everywhere.

    Từ trong câu: tolerant, thing, strike, spirit, see, everywhere

    Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon, Letters from Egypt - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • But for his death at Bosworth, York would have benefited greatly by his munificence.

    Từ trong câu: munificence, death, benefit, greatly

    Edwin Benson, Life in a mediæval city - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Each priest was helped a great deal in parochial affairs by the parish clerk.

    Từ trong câu: parochial, priest, help, great, deal, affair, clerk

    Edwin Benson, Life in a mediæval city - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Their aims were similar, but they went about in the world doing good works.

    Từ trong câu: doing, aim, similar, go, world, do, good, work

    Edwin Benson, Life in a mediæval city - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • It soon came into the care of laymen, who took part in the productions.

    Từ trong câu: care, production, soon, come, take, part

    Edwin Benson, Life in a mediæval city - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Through the fifteenth century England continued to be in a state of political unrest.

    Từ trong câu: unrest, century, continue, state, political

    Edwin Benson, Life in a mediæval city - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Then all we six, with our melons, got on "Old Yank" and went home.

    Từ trong câu: melon, six, get, old, go, home

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • As I grew older, she taught me to cook and how to do housework.

    Từ trong câu: housework, grow, old, teach, cook

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • One day I had a headache, and was lying down in the cook's room.

    Từ trong câu: headache, day, lie, down, room

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • When the home was broken up, the owners came to the Revere House, Boston.

    Từ trong câu: revere, home, break, up, owner, come, house

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • We did, too, making ourselves sticky and dirty with the sweet stuff being made.

    Từ trong câu: sticky, make, ourselves, dirty, sweet, stuff

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • After the men were hung, the bones were put in an old deserted house.

    Từ trong câu: bone, man, hang, put, old, desert, house

    Annie L., 1858?- Burton, Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Tomorrow he would begin on the detailed list for use in soliciting outside offers.

    Từ trong câu: solicit, tomorrow, begin, detail, list, use, outside, offer

    H. Beam Piper, Murder in the Gunroom - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Miss Alice is the housekeeper, as the mother is not very well at times.

    Từ trong câu: housekeeper, miss, mother, well, time

    Kate, 1858-1900? Drumgoold, A Slave Girl's Story Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold. - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Her daughter's husband was a grand studio man on Broadway, doing a good business.

    Từ trong câu: studio, husband, grand, man, do, good, business

    Kate, 1858-1900? Drumgoold, A Slave Girl's Story Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold. - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • He saw in the children a phenomenal opportunity for the glorification of his family.

    Từ trong câu: phenomenal, saw, child, opportunity, family

    W. H. Koebel, South America - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • "Oh, isn't that just fine!" laughed Mrs. Brown, as she came to the door.

    Từ trong câu: door, fine, laugh, mr, brown, come

    Laura Lee Hope, Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • The old man tiptoed up and leaned over and looked at the dead woman.

    Từ trong câu: tiptoe, old, man, up, lean, look, dead, woman

    Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Evelina's Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Her little boy, just recovering from typhoid fever, was peevish at being kept indoors.

    Từ trong câu: typhoid, little, boy, recover, fever, keep, indoor

    Edna Henry Lee Turpin, Honey-Sweet - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US

  • Therefore much more did the other ceremonial precepts have none but a figurative reason.

    Từ trong câu: figurative, therefore, much, none, reason

    Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 Thomas, Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • He likewise explained the reason why I was so persecuted by the notorious Goodrich.

    Từ trong câu: notorious, persecute, likewise, explain, reason

    J. H. Green, Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Similarly Homer in his descriptions of tempests always picks out the most terrific circumstances.

    Từ trong câu: similarly, terrific, description, always, pick, out, circumstance

    active 1st century Longinus, On the Sublime - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • His touches of character are racy and sparkling, and full of a delicate flavour.

    Từ trong câu: flavour, touch, character, sparkling, full, delicate, flavor

    active 1st century Longinus, On the Sublime - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • I drew up a chair beside the settee and was about to sit down.

    Từ trong câu: settee, draw, up, chair, beside, sit, down

    Sax Rohmer, The Hand of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Several small ornaments of copper have been found covered with thin sheets of gold.

    Từ trong câu: ornament, copper, several, small, find, cover, thin, sheet

    William J. Smyth, Mound-Builders - Tiếng Anh, PD-US

  • The quiet passage of the Confiscation Act was an immense step of governmental progress.

    Từ trong câu: governmental, quiet, passage, act, immense, step, progress

    William Lloyd, 1805-1879 [Editor] Garrison, The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power - Tiếng Anh, PD-US