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The Brigade remained "standing-by" at half an hour's notice until the evening of the 30th, when it returned to camp.

Roos he kept forward, standing-by to take the wheel or tinker the engine in case of emergency.

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

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