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While we were breakfasting a troop of wagoners 249or vagabonds were under the shed dancing the mazurka.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd

Rotha placed herself at a distance from all the other persons who were breakfasting there, and was comfortably alone.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

Only I thought, as Doris didn't come, you were breakfasting upstairs, too.'

From The Convert by Robins, Elizabeth

The fifty Headquarter men were breakfasting or smoking.

From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike

While the lads were breakfasting, Mackintosh and Haggis busied themselves with striking the tent and packing the rest of the camp outfit upon the single pack-horse that accompanied the naturalist's wanderings.

From The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West by Saxby, C. F. Argyll