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Meanings of retrograde movement in English

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Usage of retrograde movement in English
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This retrograde movement was evidently unexpected by the honoured young lady herself.
A Laodicean : A Story of To-day
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There is a retrograde movement of thought since the Augustan age.
The History of Roman Literature / From the Earliest Period to th...
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We were all agreed on the necessity of a retrograde movement.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Race...
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This retrograde movement was not made without a great outcry from the generals.
Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death
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This retrograde movement was mistaken for a retreat, and the regiment gave way.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 / Commander in Chief of th...
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The wings were therefore forced to follow the retrograde movement.
The Companions of Jehu
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The retrograde movement had yet some steps to take before it reached that period.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
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Edwardes made a retrograde movement, so as to place himself opposite the Bhawulpore encampment.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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A retrograde movement under fire must necessarily be extremely hazardous.
The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer
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The whole French force now commenced its retrograde movement.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 04: 1555-59
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This retrograde movement necessarily had its course and limits.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
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Every effort to stop this retrograde movement proved ineffectual.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 / Commander in Chief of th...
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Its retrograde movement was slow, but steady and irresistible.
Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication
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A retrograde movement would cost him thousands of men, even if we did not follow.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2
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Under cover of this, Henry, by a retrograde movement, gained the rear of his adversary.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
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The same principle would explain the retrograde movement of the outer satellites of Saturn and Jupiter.
The Story of Evolution
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