intermitted

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But the stern resistance of the natives was not intermitted.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

His breath, which had kept pace with the quick beating of his heart, intermitted, hesitated, was lost!

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

The rain, which had never intermitted, fell with dismal hopelessness.

From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.

His only systematic reading was a persistent, though frequently intermitted, exploration of religious biographies and the literature of religious conversion, in preparation for the Gifford Lectures.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William

Before morning broke, however, it was clear that the march must be intermitted.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert