Example Sentences

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My dear: I write but a word, for I am very tired; I have been bivouacking for several days.

From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant

Wilder and Cully declare that but one day can have passed since the lancers parted from the spot; for there is no question as to who have been bivouacking among the black-jacks.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne