Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
retrieve .
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Examples
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Synopsis: A scientist invents a time bubble allowing him to retriev items from the past, but they disappear when the bubble becomes cloudy.
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The Labyrinth by Greywolf McGrowler (Dungeon Adventure) -- You have been called forth by the wizard Ocanthus to retriev ...
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The putting forward the reafon of refufal which is unfounded and fallacious, ancJ keeping back the view of the real queftion, the value of the thing refufed, and the chance of retriev - ing it by continuing the war, was only the. parade and juggle of the day.
A view of the causes and consequences of the present war with France 1797
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We now proceed to examine, whether by the increafe of population, France has retriev - ed her circumftances fooner, or in a more eminent degree than England, within the fame period, viz. from 1763 to the commencemjcnt of the revolution: in which examination, we fliall confine our views to thofe objefts which properly lie within our fphere, viz. manufac - tures, commerce and national debts.
The universal merchant, in theory and practice: improved and enl Alldridge, W. J 1797
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