detain
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Detain them as long as needful at the table, no matter by what arts.
From Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
"Detain you, M. le Vicomte, until you procure papers," he answered.
From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John
Detain me not, my friend, for I would fain Reach the adjacent township ere nightfall. 432D.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III by M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)
Detain this man," he commanded crisply, "until further orders.
From The Thunder Bird by Bower, B. M.
Long would my zeal for Mahomet and thee Detain me here.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
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