before-breakfast

Last into the blankets at night, he was first out in the morning, so that the other three had hot coffee before their one before-breakfast pack.

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As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.

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Sherlock Holmes was, as I expected, lounging about his sitting - room in his dressing-gown, reading the agony column of The Times and smoking his before-breakfast pipe, which was com - posed of all the plugs and dottles left from his smokes of the day before, all carefully dried and collected on the corner of the mantelpiece.

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In any case, since there was no reduction in his before-breakfast or after-supper appetites, he never heard her complain.

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Dick and Julian were awake, and quite ready for a before-breakfast bathe.

Five Have Plenty Of Fun Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1955

He had been helping Dummy with the before-breakfast jobs.

The Rubadub Mystery Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952

Shortly after sunup, the girls arose, put on their bathing suits, and went down to the beach for a before-breakfast plunge.

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Pretty soon he came in with his before-breakfast grouch.

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Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.

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Sherlock Holmes was, as I expected, lounging about his sitting - room in his dressing-gown, reading the agony column of The Times and smoking his before-breakfast pipe, which was com - posed of all the plugs and dottles left from his smokes of the day before, all carefully dried and collected on the corner of the mantelpiece.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950