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"Let's all go; that will please her," proposed Charlie, with a burst of gallantry which electrified his mates.
EIGHT COUSINSLOUISA MAY ALCOTT
The Connie sensed something and turned, just as Rip and Dowst flashed downward on his two mates.
RIP FOSTER IN RIDE THE GRAY PLANETHAROLD LELAND GOODWIN
The ship was to be left to the vigilance of the captain and the three mates, during the night.
AFLOAT AND ASHOREJAMES FENIMORE COOPER
The skippers and mates ran off in great haste and disappeared down the hatchways.
THE OLD TOBACCO SHOPWILLIAM BOWEN
Fred and Sally were mates, who were kept shut up in their cages all the time.
RIVERBYJOHN BURROUGHS
Six of the sailors and two of the mates had either been washed overboard or crushed to death when the masts went over the side.
A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURESG. A. HENTY
Do you mean, mates, how I got away from the Malays, and was wrecked on this island?
WON FROM THE WAVESW.H.G. KINGSTON
By a strange accident he had picked out two which were not mates.
THE APE, THE IDIOT & OTHER PEOPLEW. C. MORROW
The carpenter and his mates had indeed hard work to stop them.
JAMES BRAITHWAITE, THE SUPERCARGOW.H.G. KINGSTON
This is simply ascertaining the relation of cause and effect; on such conclusions he alarms his mates, and they retreat.
THE KNICKERBOCKER, OR THE NEW-YORK MONTHLY MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 1843VARIOUS

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