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  • "You don't know me well enough not to misunderstand, and you don't know Merry.

    Từ trong câu: misunderstand, know, well, enough, merry

    William Dana Orcutt, The Bachelors: A Novel - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Promptly but gently the attendants lifted up Tharsos and carried him from the arena.

    Từ trong câu: arena, promptly, gently, attendant, lift, up, carry

    Grant Balfour, The Mother of St. Nicholas: A Story of Duty and Peril - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • She played at random, snatches of melody, broken, indistinct; old airs, odd, half-forgotten.

    Từ trong câu: random, play, melody, break, old, air, odd, half

    A. M. Chisholm, The Land of Strong Men - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • The dissipation and extravagance of his youth exceeded all limits and surprised his contemporaries.

    Từ trong câu: extravagance, youth, exceed, limit, surprise, contemporary

    Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Volume 4, Slice 2 - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • The admiral of the South Atlantic station made her the flagship of the fleet.

    Từ trong câu: atlantic, south, station, make, fleet

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • He had a picnic, as I gave him my share of grog to drink.

    Từ trong câu: picnic, give, share, drink

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Suddenly the main boom got loose and swung from one quarter to the other.

    Từ trong câu: boom, swing, suddenly, main, get, loose, quarter

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • With tackle and hooks and plenty of hard work, it was slowly pulled out.

    Từ trong câu: tackle, hook, plenty, hard, work, slowly, pull, out

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Small tackles were fastened to the tiller, and the schooner brought head to wind.

    Từ trong câu: tackle, small, fasten, bring, head, wind

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • We at last found a big "razor-back" sow with a litter of pigs.

    Từ trong câu: razor, litter, last, find, big, back, pig

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • The North at that time furnished the Southern States with everything excepting raw cotton.

    Từ trong câu: raw, north, time, furnish, southern, state, everything, except

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Somehow, the sailors could not control the nozzle properly---at least they said so.

    Từ trong câu: somehow, sailor, control, properly, least

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • By hard study and strict attention to duty, I soon became a good gunner.

    Từ trong câu: strict, hard, study, attention, duty, soon, become, good

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • He recommended me to the captain, and I obtained the position of second mate.

    Từ trong câu: mate, recommend, captain, obtain, position, second

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • He was, at the time of his death, serving out a sentence for burglary.

    Từ trong câu: burglary, time, death, serve, out, sentence

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • At any rate, it helped to pass away the night in a cheerful manner.

    Từ trong câu: cheerful, rate, help, pass, away, night, manner

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • We were taken to the top floor and had an entire corridor to ourselves.

    Từ trong câu: corridor, take, top, floor, entire, ourselves

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • As he was now convalescent, he was at leisure to go where he pleased.

    Từ trong câu: pleased, leisure, now, go, please

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • The citizens cheered, and the ladies waved their handkerchiefs and threw kisses at them.

    Từ trong câu: handkerchief, citizen, cheer, lady, wave, throw, kiss

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • We were expecting almost hourly to be put on a flag-of-truce boat.

    Từ trong câu: hourly, expect, almost, put, flag, boat

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Before we got a hundred yards from the dock the trip very abruptly ended.

    Từ trong câu: yard, abruptly, trip, dock, get, hundred, end

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • Inside of them were the bomb-proofs, large enough to shelter the whole garrison.

    Từ trong câu: bomb, inside, proof, large, enough, shelter, whole

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • "Amplifies and intensifies the picture of the sea which Mr. Bullen had already produced....

    Từ trong câu: amplify, picture, sea, mr, already, produce

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • The ship was moved out from the dock, and anchored in the East River.

    Từ trong câu: anchored, ship, move, out, dock, anchor, east, river

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • In the meantime we had taken trips to the beach, digging clams to eat.

    Từ trong câu: clam, meantime, take, trip, beach, dig, eat

    Stanley, 1846-1913 [Editor] Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career: Being the Autobiography of a Convict An Authentic Document - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • The last thing you'd ever think there was in the house was a washtub.

    Từ trong câu: washtub, last, thing, ever, think, house

    Frank L. Packard, The Night Operator - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • The agricultural labourer became at last obsessed by the watchword which wrought his ruin.

    Từ trong câu: obsess, agricultural, labourer, become, last, ruin

    Norman Maclean, Stand Up, Ye Dead - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US

  • A terrible tyrant conquers the whole world, but one fortified city repels his assaults.

    Từ trong câu: repel, tyrant, terrible, conquer, whole, world, city, assault

    Bonaventure Hammer, Mary, the Help of Christians Novenas in Preparation for the Principal Feasts of the Blessed Virgin - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • The anti-slavery movement gave them an excellent opportunity to participate in public affairs.

    Từ trong câu: participate, anti, slavery, movement, give, excellent, opportunity, public

    Käthe Schirmacher, The Modern Woman's Rights Movement: A Historical Survey - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US

  • Come on, fellows, snuggle up," as Norris seated himself compliantly, back against the bowlder.

    Từ trong câu: compliantly, come, fellow, up, seat, himself, back

    Allen Chaffee, Unexplored! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US