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This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
A dangerous eddy was barely avoided, but beyond and directly in their path a ragged rock appeared.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
This family had an immense capacity for disapproval; it was awful, as Eddy had observed, for not liking people.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIR
He felt himself caught in a mighty eddy, bearing he knew not whither; he, one wavelet amid the sea's myriads.
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS
Well, I can—look at that bend where the round pebbles are collected so; there was a strong eddy there.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READE
Well, under the ridge of that eddy is ten times as much gold lying as in the level parts.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READE
He had never seen such a house, nor yet such calabashes; and the eddy set for the ladder.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOLUME XXIROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Second, the eddy-current loss which is due to the circulation of currents through the mass of metal.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUS
At one end a huge rock jutted out, round the summit of which whirled an eddy.
MICHAEL STROGOFFJULES VERNE
Imagine a transverse section of an eddy of water on edge before us, and you can form a comparison.
ETIDORHPA OR THE END OF EARTH.JOHN URI LLOYD

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