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Meanings of break the thread in English

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Usage of break the thread in English
1
Throughout she pursued without a break the thread of conventional small talk.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
2
He had hardly been sufficiently awakened to break the thread of his dreams.
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
3
I break the thread which binds her foot, and she departs.
Les Misérables
4
But he was told that he must not break the thread.
Adventures Among Books
5
An injudicious remark might break the thread of his thoughts.
The Grell Mystery
6
She reached out her hand to break the thread.
Runemarks
7
He must break the thread between them forever.
Getting old is tres dangereux
8
You break the thread of his argument.
Infelice
9
For the fire of questions was so sharp that the two would not break the thread by speaking.
We Two: A Novel
10
Neither wanted to break the thread by speaking, and they both brought their attention back to the old man.
Frozen Heat
11
It shall be my resolve, lastingly, I hope, to endure until it pleases the implacable Parca: to break the thread.
Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
12
Not willing to break the thread of his thought by speaking, I lit my pipe afresh and just looked at him.
Elsket / 1891
13
Dear, good one, give me my freedom, make haste to break the thread, which still holds, binding you and me together.
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
14
Shortly afterwards Madame Elisabeth was mending the King's coat, and, having no scissors, was compelled to break the thread with her teeth.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volum...
15
From being unwilling to break the thread of my narrative, I omitted to note in its proper place the sailing of the 'Supply', Lieut.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay
16
There came a knock upon the door, breaking the thread of culture.
V. V.'s Eyes
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