long mark
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She read over what she had, put in a long mark over a vowel in one of the declensions, looked for other omissions or mistakes, and puzzled over her last English to Latin sentence.
From Betty Lee, Freshman by Harriet Pyne Grove
He made a long mark with a pen over the manuscript of the king, took a new sheet of paper, and commenced to write the first lines.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
He was pale, dishevelled, with a long mark of black leaf-mould across his cheek from his recent fall; and Johnnie bent speechlessly to wipe the stain away and put back the troublesome lock.
From The Power and the Glory by Arthur Ignatius Keller
There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
From Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
He watched with an eagerness which he found it difficult to account for, to see the first symptoms of disgust which must ere long mark the failure of this bold but foolish venture.
From The Doctor's Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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