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Meanings of made all speed in English

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Usage of made all speed in English
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They made all speed, for there was not a moment to lose.
Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
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Howitt's party was doubled and he made all speed to Cooper's Creek.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
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He had therefore made all speed possible the first night and the following day.
The Princess Pocahontas
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Then they left him and made all speed to flee before Charles should come.
The Junior Classics, Volume 4: Heroes and heroines of chivalry
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Then he started his machine again and made all speed in the direction of Fairport.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
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When I received word that you were coming I made all speed to meet you.
Heart of the Sunset
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Now she made all speed and instead of white linen she slipped into a blue-and-white-checked gingham.
A Court of Inquiry
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The aeroplane had come to earth a good hundred yards away, and Jerry made all speed in that direction.
Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island
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So he eluded those who would have made a hero of him, and, travelling by post, made all speed towards Paris.
The Flamingo Feather
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I did not stop to hear the end of the old man's speech, but immediately made all speed to my father's house.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
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He made all speed across the Atlantic, and again sought the enemy vainly, until he joined Admiral Cornwallis off Ushant on August 15.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
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Were we never going to reach the battle-line, the magnet of our speed when a French army chauffeur made all speed laws obsolete?
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
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A running fight of three hours ensued, during which the other ships, which were at some distance, made all speed to come up.
The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson
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Gathering the things together, the boys made all speed back to a clump of trees half a mile in the rear of the camp.
In Times of Peril: A Tale of India
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He soon found again the road which he had lost, and made all speed to reach the well-peopled district to which he was bound.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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I myself, though I made all speed, arrived but two hours since; and shall, with all who come in this evening, ride forward tomorrow.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
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