afresh

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And as the last notes died away upon the night air, a great storm of cheers broke forth afresh from the Italian lines.

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  1. adverb Once more; anew; again: start afresh.

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  • Take it to pieces and give it the opportunity to beautify itself afresh, and it will just do the same thing over again. —  Natural Law in the Spiritual World
  • What are you going to do, my dear, with your blank new life To leave the old home and start afresh--that is as far as I have got so far--but I must make up my mind, and quickly too, for this house is too full of memories to be a healthy shelter. —  The Lady of the Basement Flat
  • I don't like starting off afresh, all at once, among people I don't know No," said Ursula; "I should not like it either. —  Phoebe, Junior
  • "It's not every one that could have made a wreck But my cousin took little comfort from the suggestion; he stood looking and pondering, until, at last, after some minutes' pause, he drew a long breath and exclaimed, as if from depths of internal conviction, "I'll tell you what; I must pull it all to pieces, and put it together quite afresh--from the beginning A strong-minded decision, and spoken out most heroically, Mr. —  The Story of the White-Rock Cove
  • When the wind falls we will survey the ice He warmed himself afresh, and after remaining silent with the air of one turning many thoughts over in his mind, he suddenly cried, "D'ye know I have a mind to view the plate and money below. —  The Frozen Pirate
 

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