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A monkey literally went out of its way to break into Autumn’s basement and steal Grandma’s dashiki—another L, packaged and hand-delivered straight to me with same-day shipping.

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This time he broke into a wide smile.

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Worried, Penelope broke into a trot and did not slow until she arrived at the main entrance to Swanburne.

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“Stay there, children!” she shouted, breaking into a run.

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With that, she lifted her skirt and broke into a run, and did not stop until she reached Number Twelve Muffinshire Lane.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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