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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEMost of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNESome weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSIn less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSEven as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEThere are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOUShe sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXA flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWORDS RELATED TO WIND UP
- accomplish
- button down
- call a day
- can
- carry out
- clean up
- clinch
- close
- come
- come through
- compass
- complete
- conclude
- crown
- drop curtain
- effectuate
- end
- fold up
- get it together
- go the distance
- halt
- knock off
- mop up
- perfect
- perform
- polish off
- put away
- put finishing touch on
- put lid on
- put to bed
- sew up
- sign
- take care of
- terminate
- top it off
- ultimate
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- wrap
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- accomplished
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- came
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- carried out
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- could
- crowned
- drop curtain
- effectuated
- ended
- folded up
- got it together
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- mopped up
- perfected
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- put away
- put finished touch on
- put lid on
- put to bed
- sewed up
- signed
- terminated
- took care of
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- abrogate
- adjourn
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- cancel
- collapse
- decimate
- demolish
- destroy
- destruct
- discharge
- dismiss
- disorganize
- disunite
- divorce
- do away with
- end
- eradicate
- invalidate
- loose
- overthrow
- postpone
- put an end to
- quash
- render void
- repeal
- resolve into
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- shoot
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- unmaked
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- wound up
- wracked
- wrecked
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