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Meanings of hard rowing in English

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Usage of hard rowing in English
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After three-quarters of an hour's hard rowing the barge approached her side.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
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The water was quiet here, and hard rowing was necessary to make any progress.
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico
3
By nightfall the cutter, by dint of hard rowing, had got safe into harbour.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
4
We arrived at Sand about 9 o'clock, after hard rowing, the tide being against us.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel
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They progressed very slowly, and after two hours' hard rowing they seemed no nearer than before.
Adrift in a Boat
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But by portage and hard rowing we got our boats beyond the shoals and found deep water.
The Path of the King
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It took 45 minutes of hard rowing on a good current to take us around this one loop.
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico
8
With his glass he saw them coming and by their hard rowing he guessed that they had news.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 3
9
We reached her after a good time of hard rowing, and were quite tired before we did so.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
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Curiously enough, this was the very place at which, by hard rowing, Ryer and Pete had also arrived.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
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With hard rowing we got that night (11th January, 1701,) to Mons.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History ...
12
I found it terribly hard rowing, and finally exclaimed, "This is the darnedest boat I ever pulled."
Sketches from Concord and Appledore / Concord thirty years ago; ...
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But it was hard rowing against such a sea, and it seemed as though they would never reach the place.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
14
After two days hard rowing against head wind, we made land, but were afraid to enter the river till nightfall.
Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 181...
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Then one of the larger boats is manned and taken across, but is carried down almost to the rocks in spite of hard rowing.
Canyons of the Colorado
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The tide served me some three hours and more, in which time, by dint of hard rowing, I reached Brentford, where I left the boat.
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
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