read here and there
Example Sentences
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Konrad searched for the bread he needed, turned over the leaves of the books, began to read here and there, but always put them down sadly.
From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Rosegger, Peter
Her husband took it up again, and read here and there a passage from it.
From A Modern Instance by Howells, William Dean
Self-Reliance," and turning the leaves, read here and there a passage which was marked: "'My life is for itself, and not for a spectacle.'
From Rose in Bloom by Alcott, Louisa May
As Edward read here and there a letter, it did seem as though his friends stood beside him, and spoke words of advice which conscience whispered should be heeded.
From Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us by Adams, John S. (John Stowell)
"Katie Peck," and was not easy to read, here and there.
From Lin McLean by Wister, Owen
