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A genial, slightly eccentric character, he eventually conceived the idea of establishing a toll-gate on the Trail, where it crossed the Raton Pass on the Colorado-New Mexico border.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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As soon as this information was obtained Torbert moved quickly through the toll-gate on the Front Royal and Winchester road to Newtown, to strike the enemy's flank and harass him in his retreat,
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He pioneered a road across the summit, and although he had occasional difficulties persuading travellers that a toll was reasonable ( "with the Indians, I didn't care to have any controversy ... whenever they came along, the toll-gate went up, and any other little thing I could do to hurry them on was done promptly and cheerfully") he seems to have made it pay.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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Colline tutors; Schaunard has the infamous job with the parrot, payment for which provides the Christmas Eve repast; Marcello, in Act III, is painting signs at he toll-gate tavern; and Rodolfo, when we meet him, is writing a review for a newspaper.
La Bohème elena maria vidal 2009
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Cultures place a toll-gate on the road to sex: fantastic guilt and the fires of hell unless you get married.
More Sex Steven Barnes 2008
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Cultures place a toll-gate on the road to sex: fantastic guilt and the fires of hell unless you get married.
Archive 2008-09-01 Steven Barnes 2008
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Passing through a toll-gate I ascended an acclivity, from the top of which I obtained a full view of the castle, looking stern, dark and majestic.
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I passed the toll-gate and hurried along the Rhiwabon road, overtaking companies of Welsh going home, amongst whom were many individuals, whom, from their thick and confused speech, as well as from their staggering gait, I judged to be intoxicated.
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He drank tea, and himself helped Vanyusha to move his bundles and trunks and sat down among them, sensible, erect, and precise, knowing where all his belongings were, how much money he had and where it was, where he had put his passport and the post-horse requisition and toll-gate papers, and it all seemed to him so well arranged that he grew quite cheerful and the long journey before him seemed an extended pleasure-trip.
The Cossacks 2003
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Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, who survived because the hit squad following him was delayed at a toll-gate.
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