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of Occurrences 778%

Gradually, however, these sounds grew on my nerves to such an extent that, were it only to punish my cowardice, I felt I must make the 'round of the basement again, and, if anything were there, face it.

about Occurrences 410%

Far below me, I saw the earth, with the burning house leaping into an ever growing mountain of flame, 'round about it, the ground appeared to be glowing; and, in places, heavy wreaths of yellow smoke ascended from the earth.

in Occurrences 297%

As he struck the water he commenced swimming round and round in a circle, evidently bewildered by Spalding's bullet, or the effect of his involuntary plunge down the rocks.

with Occurrences 267%

The hot sun sends down innumerable streams over the cliffs, streaking them round and round with foam.

to Occurrences 224%

The prevailing wind turns all the heads round to the southeast, so that in facing northwestward we have the flowers looking us in the face.

at Occurrences 120%

For a minute, perhaps, they spoke among themselves thus; then the man I had addressed faced 'round at me and said something.

for Occurrences 117%

A sudden idea struck me, and I searched 'round for a piece of stone.

on Occurrences 92%

See here, Mr. Vance," he continued, rounding on Jack with a sudden snarl, "you were good enough some little time ago to make some very caddish remarks about my father; in the future you'd better keep your mouth shut.

as Occurrences 84%

"In the morning I came over here to look round as usual, and I found everything all right.

by Occurrences 82%

Or my Lady Betty, having taken the waters in the pump-room and lent her ear to such gossip as is abroad so early, is now handed to her chair and goes round by Gregory's to read a bit.

like Occurrences 53%

Hawley and Gull, following immediately in rear of their leader, sent the table, with its load of books and writing materials, over with a crash, threw the chairs into different corners of the room, and were about to scatter the contents of the bookcase over the floor, when Allingford suddenly burst into the room, and stood glaring round like an angry lion.

into Occurrences 35%

I looked 'round into the blackness, and saw a multitude of eyes.

from Occurrences 31%

With rite and auspice fair, Thine offerings thou dost bear, And son-like give, The season's round from spring, To olden duke and king, Whose words to thee we bring: "Forever live," The spirits of thy dead Pour blessings on thy head, Unnumbered sweet.

through Occurrences 12%

After that I got round through two other fields into the lane, and here I am.

per Occurrences 11%

The general average for one day's firing has been calculated on the following basis: Field and mountain guns and mountain howitzers ...150 rounds per gun.

off Occurrences 10%

I had had a modest house built on this land, but we were soon obliged to enlarge it; each year I found a means of rounding off our property by the addition of some neighbouring field, and our granaries were too small for our harvests.

without Occurrences 10%

"Now, for the knitting of sentences, whych they call the ioynts and members thereof, and for all the compasse of the speach, it is round without roughness."

under Occurrences 10%

His hand was stealing round under the fur jacket to a pocket at the back of his trousers.

among Occurrences 10%

And I heard the Night-Hound casting round among the moss-bushes, and it did send up a wild and awesome baying; and I heard the bushes brake and smash beneath it, as it did run to and hither.

after Occurrences 9%

I reckon Johnnie Consadine is chasin' round after her tony friends.

before Occurrences 9%

Evadne was making her round before going to her room for a sorely needed rest.

over Occurrences 7%

A touch on the shoulder simultaneously with the click of a trigger at his ear brought his face round over his shoulder.

behind Occurrences 7%

I have no doubt but that it would afford an excellent harbour; there is, however, reason to think it is equally difficult of access from the main with the cove upon which our camp is, as a wide expanse of marsh land appears to extend all round behind the hills that bound it to the southward.

towards Occurrences 6%

" He and Tommy went forward to take in the spinnaker, while, following the marks he had indicated, I brought the Betty round towards her destination.

against Occurrences 5%

He saw the corn go in by the hopper into the trough which was the real hopper, for it kept constantly hopping to shake the corn down through a hole in the middle of the upper stone, which went round and round against the lower, so that between them they ground the corn to meal, which, in the story beneath, he saw pouring, a solid stream like an avalanche, from a wooden spout.

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