breck
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Petersen, cool as he was prompt and skillful, had not betrayed his suspicions of them; so he threw himself upon the breck and feigned himself asleep, to draw out their plans.
From North-Pole Voyages by Mudge, Zachariah Atwell
"Can't say I shall breck my heart missin' her, Miss Beatrice," announced the candid Million.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver
She lak fer ter breck her heart 'bout de Empress and she sho will if dis hyer colt come ter harm.
From Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
I'se done knowed 'er all 'er lifetime, en I ain' never seed 'er breck loose, nairy oncet.
From The Builders by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
Mind now what I’se telling’ yo’ kase dere’s t’ings in dar dat she breck her heart ter lose.
From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
We were all reclining upon the brecks except John, who was trying to cook by a fire which filled our hut with smoke, when we were startled by a strange sound.
From North-Pole Voyages by Mudge, Zachariah Atwell
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