toilful

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And yet it all depends on the toilful conquest of a subtle and intricate art.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

In the side ca�on down which we worked our sublime and toilful way it was easy to see the work done.

From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White

The wild flowers were no longer the mere ornaments of the fields, or the resorts of the toilful bee; they were the lurking-places of fairies.

From The Crayon Papers by Irving, Washington

At dawn we resumed our toilful march, and travelled until four o'clock the following morning, when we reached an extensive valley, where grass and water were plentiful.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

The march continued to be toilful and difficult.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington