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I could beat that slow-footed camel in a straightaway without half trying!
BOY SCOUTS IN THE NORTH SEAG. HARVEY RALPHSON
Then, for the next five minutes, he was alternately covering short stretches of straightaway and turning corners.
GOOD REFERENCESE. J. RATH
Now, straightaway, while the shouter's still aboard—and the two shooters.
GIDEON'S BANDGEORGE W. CABLE
At the end of the straightaway stretch, a sudden angle brought the side of a steep mountain under the boy's eyes.
MOTOR MATT'S RED FLYER, OR, ON THE HIGH GEARSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
For a long distance this fork was a straightaway stretch and fairly level.
MOTOR MATT'S RED FLYER, OR, ON THE HIGH GEARSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
In 'Roughing It' we are led to believe that the author regarded this as a gift from heaven and accepted it straightaway.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
Not even Old Man Coyote can catch him in a straightaway race.
THE BURGESS ANIMAL BOOK FOR CHILDRENTHORNTON W. BURGESS
Straightaway he plunged into the new game, moving back to where a smooth stretch of sand lay invitingly.
Halfway down the slide, round the first bend, the long bobsled spun into a straightaway that was partially blocked.
THE BOY SCOUTS OF LAKEVILLE HIGHLESLIE W. QUIRK
“I only hope if I win I do it in a straightaway race, not on a technical point,” the younger boy rejoined.
DAN CARTER AND THE RIVER CAMPMILDRED A. WIRT
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