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  • Treading water to regain my breath after a futile struggle of some minutes 'duration, and holding poor ` Gyp's' head well up so that he should not be drowned by the spent seas that broke against us, I squinted round to see what they were doing on board the _Martin_ in the way of trying to pick us up.

    Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene

  • When asked to do a task, it was Gyp's habit to do it as slowly as possible, and to do as little as he dared.

    Princess Polly's Playmates Amy Brooks

  • The tactics were very similar in the case of "The Freedom of Suzanne," which was cut from the cloth of "Gyp's" novel, "Autour du Divorce."

    Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Various

  • Aunt Judith told Captain Atherton all about Gyp's ambition, of his hard work at school, and the evenings spent at the cottage.

    Princess Polly's Gay Winter Amy Brooks

  • The lawn was carefully clipped, the flowers and lawn were given an abundance of water, vines were trained, and shrubs were trimmed, until after a month of Gyp's care, the place looked finer than ever before.

    Princess Polly At Play Amy Brooks

  • "Your cap'en," said I, trying to repress ` Gyp's 'frantic joy at seeing me again; the faithful animal, who had stuck to the Arab chief with a tenacious grip, only releasing him when he was assured of his not being likely to trouble any of us any more, now coming up to me and springing up, trying to lick my face as he yelped and whined with delight.

    Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene

  • "That is only one of Gyp's small brothers," Leslie said.

    Princess Polly At Play Amy Brooks

  • If she should find that Gyp had been barking at some prowling evil-doer, she would not think first of her own nerves, but of Gyp's.

    The Joys of Being a Woman and Other Papers 1918

  • Realizing her danger and leaning forward in her panic of fear, something happened to the rein, for she felt it fall, and even the power of pulling on Gyp's head was now lost.

    The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. Lilian Garis 1913

  • At this stage in the child's experience, _dog_ and _Gyp_ are entirely synonymous, including Gyp's color, size, and all other qualities which the child has discovered.

    The Mind and Its Education George Herbert Betts 1901

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