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1 The snowstorm, which for the last hour had been on the sea, was beginning to gain the land .
2 The cavalry were sent all round the lake, to cut off and slay those who sought to gain the land .
3 They gnawed and gnawed until he could not keep his mind steady on the course he must pursue to gain the land of little sticks.
4 Thou wilt not gain the Land of Promise borne in the hides of dead beasts.
5 I am a fair swimmer, but I doubt if I could have gained the land .
6 At last, however, supported by our hosts, we negotiated the wharf and gained the land .
7 Scarcely had they gained the land , when another boat appeared on the crest of the fall.
8 Having gained the land , I lay down upon the ground half dead, until the sun appeared.
9 A few of the French soldiers only succeeded in gaining the land , and these were at once shot down.
11 There were so many deer, however, that a few succeeded in gaining the land ; but here the guns of the traders awaited them.
12 He even passed two days upon the mainmast, which floated, and, having from thence got upon a yard, at length gained the land .
13 He hoped, however, that the squall was merely temporary, and that when it subsided there would still be no difficulty in gaining the land .
14 Mr Sudberry's first act on gaining the land was to look into his basket, where, to his great relief, the trout was still reposing.
15 Then, gaining the land , Gareth cleft in two helmet and head of the other knight, and turned to the damsel, saying, "Lead on; I follow."
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