Seven Isles
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He as good as asked me whether I wouldn’t undertake to hint to Jasper that he was not wanted at the Seven Isles group.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
But there was nobody suitable within the Seven Isles group, as far as I knew.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
Of course, these seas are almost uniformly serene, and the Seven Isles is a particularly calm and cloudless spot as a rule.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
He had bought, or else leased, part of a small island from the Sultan of a little group called the Seven Isles, not far north from Banka.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
The two men, so differently haunted by Freya of the Seven Isles, were not equally matched.
From 'Twixt Land and Sea by Conrad, Joseph
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