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Before the day was over I saw that instead of preaching the gospel I had been elaborating, from a partial premise, a crude view of my own.

From From Jest to Earnest by Roe, Edward Payson

He had been elaborating dangers and defences, expecting the worst, rehearsing his best.

From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph

He knew she was spending most of her days at Linndale, and he had a vague idea that she and Rodney together had been elaborating still further on the plans for the house.

From Dangerous Days by Rinehart, Mary Roberts