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Miss Pix meanwhile had disentangled Nicholas from Mrs. Starkey, and, as one newly arrived in the court, was recounting to him the origin of her party.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various

Instead of feeling relief that she had disentangled him from the plight into which his impulsive offer had flung him, he was piqued—angered—and his curiosity was inflamed as never before about any woman.

From The Grain of Dust by Phillips, David Graham

When she reached them they had disentangled Gerda and the bicycle, and Barry held Gerda in his arms.

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

"There now,--thou awkward boy!" scolded Praxedis, as soon as she had disentangled herself from the coarse wrapper.

From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

We were in its path, and, until it had disentangled itself from the premises, were simply overwhelmed.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada