82 Verbs to Use for the Word holidays

Very peacefully, on Monday, November 6th, about five o'clock, he passed away, and on the following Saturday, after a service at Westminster Abbey, he was buried at Essendon, near Camfield, the property he had so lately bought and where he spent his last holiday.

When the ambassador took his holiday, Adams replaced him, and had the rank and title of minister plenipotentiary.

After that day, we enjoyed our holiday to the utmost; though both of us looked forward to the time when our driver should come; for we were tremendously anxious to inquire of him, and through him among the people of the tiny hamlet, whether any of them could give us information about that strange garden, lying away by itself in the heart of an almost unknown tract of country.

But then they gave the people a holiday from all sorts of work every second Tuesday.

He is not fully emancipated from the traditions of the past; for he retains the doctrine of transubstantiation, and keeps up the holidays of the Church, and allows recreation on the Sabbath.

She was having a holiday.

At which the latter replied haughtily, "My father's a gentleman, and keeps his carriage;" and Mr. William Dobbin retreated to a remote out-house in the playground, where he passed a half-holiday in the bitterest sadness and woe.

"I'm delighted to hear that you sent him off; he wanted a holiday, poor man.

So I've got a holiday.

"When thee is rested we'll have a talk, lad," said his host, as they rose from the table; "but thee'd better bide with us for the summer and not fret about the future: thee dost need a holiday.

Occasionally a snake-eyed aborigine mingled with the throng, gazing in wonder on the scene, or a negro, granted a half-holiday, stood grinning with barbarous delight on what was more sport than punishment in his eyes.

There are six or eight military teams, crowds of your young officers making holiday.

"Reckon we've earned a holiday.

Many of the men were down at Cowes or golfing at St. Andrews; and those unfortunates who were detained in attendance at the house which continued to sit, like a "broody hen," as Howard said, longed and sighed for the coming of the magic 12th of August, before which date they assured themselves the House must rise and so bring about their long-delayed holiday.

All I ask is that you do not cut our holiday the shorter on account of what has passed.

By-the-by, I suppose it is not to be thought of that Miss Sarah should prolong her Whitsuntide holidays much further?" "She ought to have returned to town earlier, but Mrs. Hewel was ill," said Lady Mary.

The Englishman had been greatly beloved, and his property was unmolested, while the weeds and grass grew tall and rank in the garden beds, and the birds of heaven built their nests beneath the projecting roof or held a holiday in the gloomy, silent rooms.

Lamb describes a riparian holiday at and about Richmond in a letter to Robert Lloyd in 1804.

" The travellers set off early in the morning, and now began the holiday of both governess and pupil.

"I came, your Excellency, to wish you a happy holiday."

It would mean at last the blessed feeling that he could actually afford a holiday, and a little unthinking laughter, and, at thirty-nine, the dreams for which, at twenty-five, he had never had full time.

The following evening we encamped near the re-enforced bridle party, and on the morning of the Fourth Messrs. Russell and Bryant came over to help us to celebrate our national holiday.

After the sale was over, the slaves were allowed a holiday, with permission to go and visit their friends and relatives previous to their departure for their new home in a strange land.

Every married woman requires a holiday from her husband occasionally, even when he suits her perfectly.

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82 Verbs to Use for the Word  holidays