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Meanings of straightway in English

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Usage of straightway in English
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A place in the senate is straightway offered to the young man.
Roundabout Papers
2
And the millionaire straightway proceeded to think, in his usual clear-cut fashion.
South Wind
3
And straightway a wave of the crowd swept her beyond his reach.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
4
And I rode with him straightway to his house in Hanover Square.
Richard Carvel — Complete
5
Give me my sword; I do promise to carry thee back straightway.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
6
The hands of the captured monarch were straightway bound behind his back.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
7
When Justinian came to the throne, he straightway succeeded in upsetting everything.
The Secret History of the Court of Justinian
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I will see him, said Emilia; and Georgiana went from her straightway.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 6
9
Mahony was loath to damp her pleasure straightway; he bided his time.
Australia Felix
10
He read trouble in my look, for straightway he asked of me:
Tales of Destiny
11
The mob straightway proceeded to lay siege to the grim old dungeon.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
12
Tutmosis prostrated himself before the noble ruler, and took the road straightway.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
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Though it was late at night the favorite came to him straightway.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
14
And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
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Passepartout entered and asked for Mr. Batulcar, who straightway appeared in person.
Around the World in Eighty Days
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The Hoosier was delirious over his troubles and straightway closed his plant.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
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