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Meanings of betwixt in English

Spanish
enmedio

In the interval.

enmedio
Usage of betwixt in English
1
Put the seas betwixt you and England; I dare not say more.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4
2
And this mischief was the vile jealousy betwixt red and yellow uniform.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
3
If in the ship at all, they were certainly not betwixt decks.
The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
4
No;-injusticesuch as that shall never be done betwixt you and me.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
5
Just said be there betwixt midnight and two, she would find me.
Speaks the Nightbird
6
Nay, dear dame, it is turn and turn betwixt you and me.
Sir Nigel
7
We have made thee the manifestation of grace betwixt earth and heaven.
The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
8
Hollingsworth shivered perceptibly, and drew in a hard breath betwixt his teeth.
The Blithedale Romance
9
Zebedee hesitated half a moment, betwixt discretion and the pride of knowledge.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
10
It means betwixt and between, and that is just where I am.
The Jungle Book
11
There was an opening an inch broad betwixt it and the beaver.
Sir Nigel
12
It shall be as if those words had never passed betwixt us.
The Lord of Dynevor: A Tale of the Times of Edward the First
13
It died when we went down betwixt New Falls and Montgomery, Alabama.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
14
That is keep your eyes peeled and your tongue betwixt your teeth.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes
15
The Nautilus, floating betwixt wind and water, went at a moderate pace.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
16
Nay, she said, but this is the worst shall betide betwixt us.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
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