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Actually, the Soviet Union did more than all the other allies to disencumber the Axis. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Murtha: ‘There Is No Question’ The U.S. Military Is Turning Against The Iraq War] Reference
Having come to this resolution, the next thing was to disencumber himself of his irons. From Wordnik.com. [For the term of his natural life] Reference
One of the first men to land and disencumber himself from his parasail ran up to George. From Wordnik.com. [Empire Builders]
In that part of America, there being but few slaves, they can easily disencumber themselves of them; and emancipation is put into such. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918] Reference
The treasure that remained was more than sufficient to disencumber his estates, and to restore them to the flourishing condition of olden times. From Wordnik.com. [Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside] Reference
In this lonely den, Nathan and Roland began straightway to disencumber themselves of arms and provisions, seeming well satisfied with its convenience. From Wordnik.com. [Nick of the Woods] Reference
It had saved the estate in the days when he had been almost beaten in the struggle to disencumber the vast holdings Isaac Travers 'wide hands had grasped. From Wordnik.com. [BY THE TURTLES OF TASMAN] Reference
Previous to leaving the boat I had put on several articles of clothing, for the purpose of security, but I was soon compelled to disencumber myself of these. From Wordnik.com. [American Prisoners of the Revolution] Reference
Do you, Bogle, disencumber your study as fast as you can of these absurd busts of the older dramatists, now fit for nothing but targets in a shooting-gallery. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845] Reference
Your father made an unholy bargain with mine, and in order to secure a protector for you, he gave to my father the money which was needed to disencumber the estate. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
MacEagh, in the meantime, proposed to Captain Dalgetty to disencumber himself of his armour, and gave him to understand that the women should transport it to a place of safety. From Wordnik.com. [A Legend of Montrose] Reference
You think my shaving will cool and disencumber you?. From Wordnik.com. [Romola] Reference
The remainder of my chains I could disencumber myself of at pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2] Reference
We may disencumber our Government of the pay of two regiments of Oude. From Wordnik.com. [A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II] Reference
So I could disencumber myself of most of my fetters, and sleep in ease. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2] Reference
An absolute and irresponsible monarch. disburden v. To disencumber. despotism n. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
I could disencumber myself of my fetters, except my neck collar and its pendent chain. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2] Reference
That also allowed them time to disencumber the road behind them and clear away their fragments. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812] Reference
Plaintiffs 'For the plaintiffs it was said, that any subsequent purchaser had a right to disencumber. From Wordnik.com. [Reports and dissertations, in two parts ... : with an appendix, containing forms of special pleadings in several cases, forms of recognizances, of justices records and of warrants of commitment] Reference
Before he could disencumber himself from the body another Hadendowa rushed at him with uplifted spear. From Wordnik.com. [For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War] Reference
As if to disencumber himself, he threw his game bag and valuable fowling piece to the old man, saying. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Bride] Reference
I now entreated the men to disencumber themselves of a portion of the loads which they were attempting to carry. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
It had saved the estate in the days when he had been almost beaten in the struggle to disencumber the vast holdings Isaac. From Wordnik.com. [The Turtles of Tasman] Reference
I should be, if some day when he walked the earth, it would open and swallow him up, and disencumber the world of a plague. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself] Reference
Dalgetty to disencumber himself of his armour, and gave him to understand that the women should transport it to a place of safety. From Wordnik.com. [A Legend of Montrose] Reference
Also he would only sell or let it with the furniture; he wished, in short, to disencumber himself of his purchase, and without loss. From Wordnik.com. [News from the Duchy] Reference
Let them “disencumber themselves of all attachment to this world and the vanities thereof,” and, with that spirit of detachment which. From Wordnik.com. [The Advent of Divine Justice] Reference
I thought how glad I should be, if some day when he walked the earth, it would open and swallow him up, and disencumber the world of a plague. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself] Reference
You had better disencumber yourselves of the fatal gift of empire than that the present generation should be punished for the sins of the past. From Wordnik.com. [Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1] Reference
He allowed Belisarius to disencumber himself of many useless consumers of food by sending the women, the children, and the slaves out of the City. From Wordnik.com. [Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation] Reference
When they could find no buyer, they threw their shields and other fine equipment into the gulley, to disencumber their weakened, endangered bodies. From Wordnik.com. [The Deeds of God Through the Franks] Reference
It was the duty of these new companies, during a march, whenever the flanks needed to close in, to fall back to the rear, so as to disencumber the wings. From Wordnik.com. [Anabasis] Reference
MacEagh, in the meantime, proposed to Captain Dalgetty to disencumber himself of his armour, and gave him to understand that the women should transport it to. From Wordnik.com. [A Legend of Montrose] Reference
Alarmed by the noise, the wild horse neighed loudly, and a dark figure instantly dropped from the tree upon its back, and proceeded to disencumber it of its load. From Wordnik.com. [Windsor Castle] Reference
They will, probably, have no enemies to encounter; but, if they are once shut up together, they will soon disencumber the publick by tearing out the eyes of one another. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces] Reference
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