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rearward

[reer-werd, reer-wawrd] / ˈrɪər wərd, ˈrɪər wɔrd /


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One day, as Tommy was aiding himself along the main street of Rearward by means of a hickory stick, a frightful thought came to him.

From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson

Rearward folks were amused at sight of the monument, and they ascribed the placing of it there to the eccentricity of a taciturn old man.

From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson

Then twelve of them were as it were our Vanguard, other twelve, our Rearward.

From Sir Francis Drake Revived by Nichols, Philip

Rearward on the high-altar is a fine painting by an unknown artist of the Italian school.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

They laid his body beside that which had once been his wife in Rearward cemetery.

From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson




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