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I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain.
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They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
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Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain.
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Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
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The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain.
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But it was in vain; the tumult was constantly on the increase.
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And in the midst of the fleecy tangle Snowball struggled in vain.
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Faith is desire; and desires rooted in faith cannot be in vain.
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Everywhere in the city, honest men begged for honest work in vain.
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Several times I argued with him and the Cardinal; but in vain.
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Perhaps it was a roe deer; McKay flashed the direction in vain.
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It was all in vain; the move turned out to be premature.
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The best medical aid was summoned from Cincinnati; it was in vain.
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The cabinet ministers telephoned in vain; he was out, the maid said.
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No, Harold in vain sent me the casket; the jewel was gone.
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They listened in vain, and consulted all the clocks in the house.
