Definitions
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- preposition archaic
through - adjective
Eagre ;earnest ;vehement . - adjective
Bold .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Shall found, thro 'ev'ry age, on earthy And thro*, eternity.
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God may be faid to view the Firft, as firfl; and the Lafl, as laft - y that is, he views Ejfeftf thro 'Caufes in their natural Order, Man views the Laft, asfirfts and the Firft, as laft; that is, he views Caufts thro*
Hermes; 1771
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It was very cheering to see the face of Mary, looking in thro 'the glass dimmed with human breath, at Ruthwell!
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The Spirit is present and he baptizes thro 'the minister.
Sermons, 1861-1865, 1862
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The peer alights 5 the well rang'd vassals bawl His sounding title thro 'the spacious hall,
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a new one, because the Poem all thro is a simple and faithful picture of English scenery and English character, and the figure of the Farmer's Boy, wherever introduced in the illustrations should be an English figure and not a piping shepherd of Arcadia.
Letter 159 2009
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a white child-looking figure glided in thro 'the door opening into
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Martha; forget the many things, and choose that one thing which is needful; and with David, still desire that one thing, "To behold the beauty of the Lord in His temple;" and with Paul, "Forget the things that are behind, and press forward to the prize of the high-calling thro 'Jesus Christ."
The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Various 1876
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'But why do you not leave the Vaults by the' forty-foot cave 'thro' which I entered? 'demanded Frank, who was fearful of some treachery.
City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston George Thompson
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Her lord misses her, seeks her 'thro' nations many, 'and finds her drinking with the gipsy chief.
Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Various
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