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Continual rain had wetted their ammunition and tinder, and they were then without fire or victuals: upon which Mr. Wilson and the coxswain set out, on Saturday afternoon, to acquaint us with their situation.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

And I, for my part, though I could scarcely cry for eager listening, was worse off perhaps than if I had wetted each sad fact as it went by.

From Erema — My Father's Sin by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

During one of the rests, when he had wetted his parched mouth and throat, he found opportunity to pour a little water from his canteen into Warren's.

From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane

The road-metal grew softer and more clayey as Weatherbury was left behind, and the late rain had wetted its surface to a somewhat plastic, but not muddy state.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas

The road-metal grew softer and more rain had wetted its surface to a somewhat plastic, but not muddy state.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas