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But none of those things are true Then what"--the girl spoke breathlessly--"does it mean It means death--that's all it means." — The Snowshoe Trail
She scampered up to her mother, and hailed her breathlessly--"Mother, we want you to let us--Rose and me--go with Ella and Phyllis Carey a walk to the Beeches. — A Houseful of Girls
He prolonged his sensations breathlessly--this sense of superb power, this superb ability to inflict humiliation, pain and death A mosquito lit on Rivers' blotched cheek, and he raised a heavy arm to brush it away. — Civilization Tales of the Orient
Dulcie had exclaimed, breathlessly, as if she was calling his notice to a natural phenomenon. — Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes
He was panting breathlessly, and began to swing his legs Dumpty's eyes grew wide with terror, her lips trembled Have they locked us in on purpose?" — The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911