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Meanings of wrest the secret in English

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Usage of wrest the secret in English
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I could tear the skies apart, to wrest the secret from them!
The Naturewoman
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Each day, after her other work was done, they interrogated her, trying to wrest the secret from her.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
Shall wrest the secret of the life of man;
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
4
Several times during the night Donaster attempted in vain to wrest the secret from Eben, and his failure made him angry.
Jess of the Rebel Trail
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When the king saw that kindness and generosity left her untouched, he sought to wrest the secret from her by threats.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
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And she knew, even before Kaede gasped, that he would kill her, if necessary, trying to wrest the secret from her.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
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His wife could now have easily put a period to his existence, but she still hoped to wrest the secret from him.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
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Unable to wrest the secret of the Nexus from him, they eventually killed him and hopelessly wounded his unicorn at the same time.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
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Strong in his consciousness of this, he defies Zeus, who by the agency of Hermes tries in vain to wrest the secret from him.
Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles
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I have wrested the secret from the very womb of Nature!-itis mine-allmine!
The Secret Power
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This was the beginning of his work that ultimately wrested the secrets from the mysterious canyons of the Colorado River.
The Grand Canyon of Arizona: How to See It
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"Seize the traitor!" cried the major, "and wrest the secret from his hands."
The Spy
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Hadn't he cunningly cajoled the Boones into the visit to the rebel household, in order to wrest the secrets of the Union rescue from them?
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
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