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Meanings of retired up in English

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Usage of retired up in English
1
She had retired up the river again to lie at her wharf and refit.
Hero Tales from American History
2
The two Pávlograd squadrons, having crossed the bridge, retired up the hill one after the other.
War and Peace
3
Two small galleys also retired up the river.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
4
He retired up the alley, precipitately, wondering where the persons whom he befriended had disappeared so quickly.
The Son of Clemenceau, A Novel of Modern Love and Life
5
He retired up the staircase again.
The War in the Air
6
They retired up the stairs; Ragnar followed, two or three of his men at a respectful distance from him.
Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale of t...
7
This island was taken without any difficulty, and Hopkins retired up Providence River, where he remained inactive and useless.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
8
After this I retired up the hill where the woman pulled the spear out and gave it to another man.
The Ancient Allan
9
Carl had been an electrician at Oregon State down in Corvallis, until they'd bought the store and retired up here.
The passage
10
Lafayette retired up the river to repose his harassed forces, and Lord Cornwallis then crossed the river, and marched to Portsmouth.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
11
With a gesture he signed the several men away from his hideous den of reptiles, and Chick retired up the stage.
With Links of Steel; Or, The Peril of the Unknown
12
In the evening nine blacks came towards us, and appeared inclined to hostilities; but, after a short interview, retired up the creek.
Journals of Australian Explorations
13
At length the long looked-for fleet arrived, and the Turkish squadron, with the loss of a treasure-ship, retired up the Gulf of Lepanto.
Byron
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