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Life proceeds to life.

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I know not whether the mistake that ensued proceeded from my friend, who is something of a wag, or from one of the lads in the jeweller's shop, who, hearing a part of what his master had said, misapprehended the rest; but so it was, that the next day I had more visiters than ever, and among them my kinsman, who was kind enough to stay with me, as if he enjoyed my good fortune, until both the Exchange and the Banks were closed.

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" "Proceed with the case," said Spalding, as he sent a column of smoke curling upward from his lips, and with a gravity that was refreshing.

in Occurrences 603%

Then to make himself all the more awful, he strikes an attitude and proceeds in his most tragic vein: "Declare with speed what spot you claim by birth.

on Occurrences 433%

As one soon tires of preaching to the winds, the Brahmin contented himself with asking his new acquaintance to think more on the subject at his leisure; and we proceeded on our walk.

of Occurrences 268%

The old man was in favour of their children making their own shoes and clothes; and his wife insisted that it would be better for them to stick to their garden and dairy, with the proceeds of which they could purchase what they wanted.

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" "If I give you the horse and mule will you proceed at once to Fort Lyon?" "No, sir; I have some bills to settle at Sheridan and some other business to transact," replied I. "Well, sir; will you at least agree not to interfere any further with the quartermaster's agent at Sheridan?

towards Occurrences 125%

Hastily disguising himself in mother's bonnet and shawl, he boldly walked out of the house and proceeded towards the corn-field.

along Occurrences 117%

Having waited a minute, or so, to steady myself, I proceeded along the way, Pepper following, quietly.

by Occurrences 110%

The General ordered me to accompany the expedition, and accordingly that night I proceeded by rail to McPherson Station, and from thence rode on horseback to the fort.

against Occurrences 108%

The next morning we started to join General Crook, who was camped near the foot of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn mountains; awaiting the arrival of the Fifth Cavalry, before proceeding against the Sioux, who were somewhere near the head of the Little Big Horn,as his scouts informed him.

without Occurrences 89%

But though the nurse gave her an opportunity to do so, she appeared to hunt in vain for the necessary words, and the narrative proceeded without further interruption.

through Occurrences 81%

The poemafter being submitted to Gifford, in defiance of the protestations of the author, who feared that the reference might seem to seek the favour of the august Quarterlywas accepted by Mr. Murray, and proceeded through the press, subject to change and additions, during the next five months.

for Occurrences 66%

The roads were freezing hard, but they managed to proceed for a mile or two, and then suddenly there came a sway and a lurch, for one of the horses had slipped and fallen on the snowy road, and the other was trying to free himself from his struggling companion by frantic kicks and plunges.

as Occurrences 61%

OR, II. Proceed as above; but, instead of putting the joints of the hare in the soup, pick the meat from the bones, pound it in a mortar, and add it, with the crumb of two French rolls, to the soup.

into Occurrences 53%

Taking the saddle and bridle from the dead body, I proceeded into the post and delivered the dispatches to Captain Parker.

toward Occurrences 33%

The general still persisted in the exercise of his duties, despite his suffering, and he at once detailed a party to proceed toward the Monongahela with a supply of food, for the succor of the stragglers and the wounded who had been left behind,a duty which was ill fulfilled because of the cowardice of those to whom it was intrusted.

out Occurrences 22%

This was followed by a sudden bright light, which seemed to proceed out of the recesses of the wardrobe.

down Occurrences 16%

The Doctor and the Major decided to proceed down the coast by dog-team to Cape Prince of Wales, where they would catch the first boat in the Spring.

under Occurrences 15%

In taking the same view again, we discover the manner in which light and information proceed under a free government in a good cause.

across Occurrences 14%

Our way proceeded across the grass flat, through the opening of the narrow cañon, and so on back into the interior by way of the bed through which flowed the sulphur stream.

beyond Occurrences 13%

At the head of the valley, the road, a good example of the war work of the Italian Engineers, turned sharply up the hillside, securing tolerable gradients by means of constant zigzagstolerable that is to say for men on foot and for pack mules, for wheeled transport could not proceed beyond this point.

over Occurrences 12%

At length we got under way, and, as a walk over the open plain offered a pleasing variety to a man who had been feeling his way so long through the dim old woods, I determined to descend from the ridge of Beauport, and proceed over the snow-covered surface of the bay, in a bird's-eye line, to our point of destination.

after Occurrences 11%

I should have felt proud of your acquaintance had it commenced under other circumstances, but it must rest with you to determine how far it may proceed after so AUSPICIOUS a beginning.

until Occurrences 9%

It proceeded until evening and stopped under a tree to pass the night there.

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