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Meanings of short respite in English

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Usage of short respite in English
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And again, after a somewhat short respite from her labors, she writes:
Gathering Jewels / The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam o...
2
Every now and then they indulge in a short respite from their labours.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India
3
It at least allows you short respite when you first open your eyes.
The Guardian
4
Only the humble goat-hunter, hunted to death and eager for a short respite.
Beverly of Graustark
5
It was willing, and chaffered only for a very short respite.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
6
Knowing your nature, I will not ask for pity-onlyfor a short respite.
Dead Man's Rock
7
After a short respite, the army advanced farther into the land of the pyramids.
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
8
He relaxed, to enjoy the short respite he had gained by evading the forester.
Millennium
9
Yet to himself he was glad of the short respite.
Swirling Waters
10
After he had finished the council took a short respite.
Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, a...
11
This advantage procured but a short respite to the English.
The History of England, Volume I / From the Invasion of Julius C...
12
Our heroes breathed more freely when a short respite came.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
13
After that might come a short respite for the victim.
Bloom of Cactus
14
But it was in vain that he tried to find a short respite in sleep.
Other People's Money
15
Then, after a short respite, they did it again.
Storm Front
16
They commonly end with a loud rapid shout, and after a short respite are renewed.
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
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