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Meanings of retire to rest in English

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Usage of retire to rest in English
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On reaching Watling-street, he found Doctor Hodges about to retire to rest.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
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This was the signal for the party to retire to rest.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers
3
Marguerite had refused to retire to rest in the neighbor's room.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
4
Support your aunt Mary, my dear Evelyn; she wishes to retire to rest.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
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I am exhausted, and shall retire to rest and refresh myself.
Mohammed Ali and His House
6
While forming this useful habit, you should retire to rest early.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
7
They did not retire to rest until eleven o'clock at night.
Theresa Raquin
8
She refused to eat; neither would she retire to rest.
Another World: Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah
9
Generally he was the last to retire to rest, and the first to rise.
In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
10
Night after night Lady Studley and I retire to rest at the same hour.
The Strand Magazine: Vol. 07, Issue 37, January, 1894. / An Illu...
11
Joseph and Enan then retire to rest, and their sleep is sweet and long.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers
12
We were tired after our day of adventures, and thankful to retire to rest.
Three Years in Tristan da Cunha
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You may then retire to rest for as long a time as you please.
Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers / Artemus Ward, George Macdo...
14
By degrees, then, the vikings began to retire to rest.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
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They were about to retire to rest, and I quittedthemsoon ,suspectingnothing.
Pausanias, the Spartan; The Haunted and the Haunters / An Unfini...
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At last when dinner was over, Mr. Rockharrt recommended her to retire to rest.
For Woman's Love
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