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The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.
He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.
Out feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.
That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.
Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.
Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.
We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.
He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.
What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.
He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.
The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.
She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.
Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.
For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.
The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.
The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.
This ruined bridge is a relic of the Korean War in 1950.
Automobile exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of smog.
The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.
He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.
Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.
I'm feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.
No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.
We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.
Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.
Lesson 23
Civilized people believe in humane treatment of prisoners.
The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth.
Because he wasn‘t working hard, he is liable to fail.
He sat alone after the battle, mourning over the loss of his best friend.
A psychiatrist can help some people to understand their subconscious urges.
He has to leave now, he lives farther from here than I do.
All the members of the committee agreed to inquire further into the matter.
The man living next door hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died.
We hung our reproduction of “Mona Liza” above the fireplace.
Tainan is one of the historic spots that you should visit.
Upon retiring from the office, the President gave all the historical papers to the library.
The philosopher claims that kindness is a human trait, but I don‘t believe it.
Humane people are considerate of not only other people but also animals.
Some people do not believe that ghosts are not real but imaginary beings.
The imaginative child always likes to make up fairy tales.
Bessie Smith was an incomparable singer in her days.
It is foolish to compare horses with airplanes. They are incomparable.
Some old superstitions seem incredible to most educated people.
People nowadays are incredulous about ghosts and witches.
The gentleman laid his land on his son‘s shoulder.
The wounded soldier was lying on the battlefield.
This kind of shoe is apt to slip on wet ground.
Henry is an apt student of the practical science.
Children under the age of 10 are all liable to diseases.
He declared that he was not liable for his wife‘s debts.
The weather forecast says that it‘s likely to be hot tomorrow.
The backyard of our house has a luxuriant growth of weeds.
She is too proud, too luxurious to marry an ordinary person like you.
From time to time, during the night, there was a moan of pain from the sick man.
The whole nation mourned the death of the much-loved President.
The company will give only oral tests to the applicants.
This written report contains both a verbal description and a sketch of the building.
The minister made a personal visit to the scene of the fighting.
The general issued an order to capture the hill to all personnel.
The man seemed poor, but he was respectably dressed.
Children should speak respectfully to their elders.
The first, second, and third prizes went to Jack, Gecce, and Frank respectively.
She raised her finger to her lips as a sign for silence.
The farmer raises cattle and crops.
The sun will rise at 5:45 tomorrow morning.
We have to go to the government patent office to register the new trademark.
It is safe to register the letter containing the check.
Go to the registrar of the university to know your grades.
The boat we are on is the best sailor in the fleet.