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Example sentences for "learn something"

  • As I rode up to the hotel at this place I found that a number of villagers had gathered to give me welcome, and to learn something of my journey and its objects.

  • Many meetings were held, and many attempts were made to learn something of this spiritual court, and of what they might expect from them.

  • To learn something more of an Order, of which every degree explodes the doctrine of a former one.

  • Let us enumerate a few of the questions which will be naturally asked by one who seeks to learn something of those glorious bodies which adorn our skies: What is the Sun--how hot, how big, and how distant?

  • The examination of the quality of the light when analysed enables us to learn something of the constitution of the body from which this light has emanated.

  • It is alike remarkable whether we consider its size or its brilliancy, the care with which it has been studied, or the success which has attended the efforts to learn something of its character.

  • It concerns me most of all to learn something of her.

  • I will, for I wish to be near Litka; and the mother superior promised that I should be in the house first, and afterward, when I learn something, in one of the hospitals.

  • In a couple of days there will be a betrothal party at Pani Kraslavski's, after which I hope to learn something reliable.

  • With these providential intentions she ran in often to Marynia, to learn something of the "eagle," and returned in good spirits usually.

  • It is suggested that you may be able to learn something additional of value from him.

  • With a desire to learn something of the probable advance to Richmond, I had spent considerable time about the Provost-Marshal's Office, where I had become quite well acquainted with a young officer on detached duty.

  • I will look up the Fourth South Carolina for you, and try to learn something.

  • It will be well for you to learn something of the situation on both of them; but take the Central if you are compelled to choose--the one nearest to us.

  • He then returned to the stable and fell to examining the ground about the door, in order to learn something of the departure of the animals by their tracks.

  • For heaven's sake, good colonel, pause until we learn something more of this mysterious business.

  • In order to learn something of this section we came northwest from Constantinople through Bulgaria, Servia and Hungary.

  • Here one has a chance to learn something of the Greek Church with its splendid cathedrals, rivaling the cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church.

  • This line, I may add, makes it possible for one to go from San Francisco to New York within two months, with but two changes of boat, and still stop long enough at the principal ports to learn something of the cities and the people.

  • Nothing better could have been contrived for Eric and Roland; than for them to learn something together.

  • Bella expressed a wish to learn something about it, and Clodwig, after a little sketch had been given of what bad been already gone over, was quite ready to resume the reading where it had been dropped before.

  • Now and then, in their swift flight, the boys stopped and looked upward, hoping to learn something of the fate of the aeroplane, but the great machine was not in sight.

  • Suppose we try to learn something of the character of the people who come here?

  • The boys gathered about him, all excitement, and the steak a la brigand was for the moment forgotten in the joy at the return of the patrol leader and the anxiety to learn something of conditions out in the woods.

  • Try to learn something from to-night's lesson.

  • Even persons more highly gifted can learn something from it, and be entertained as well.

  • They think nothing about reading and trying to learn something, they only care for dressing up and having a good time.

  • This strange encounter with the Earl, his curious actions in his own house, and his eagerness to learn something detrimental to the mysterious Markwick, formed a bewildering problem.

  • I delayed my departure for nearly a fortnight in an endeavour to learn something of Bethune but could glean no tidings, so at last went down to the home of my childhood.

  • Dick was conscious of a feeling of relief to learn something of the intruder's identity.

  • I think we ought to go back to the camp, steal up close and see if we can't learn something of your Uncle Walter, Sandy," Dick announced.

  • Dick asked Toma what he thought of trying to learn something by eavesdropping.

  • I paid a visit to all the afore-mentioned spectacles, and many others-- not wholly for the sake of amusement; but to learn something of the varied phases of life there presented to observation.

  • On finding that I could not be allowed to see the murderer--and as I was anxious to learn something immediately--I determined on taking a look at his victim.

  • Marcy was not aware he had "stuck up" for the Stars and Bars, but it would not be safe to set the captain right, as he would have been glad to do, and besides this was the time to learn something.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    also very; and thy; bear arms; considerable difference; cuneiform inscriptions; each corps; flat dish; forced labour; higher forms; house divided against itself; just because; learn anything; learn from; learn that; learn what; learned afterwards; learned brother; learned friend; learned from; learned societies; learned that; posterior diameter; primitive history; regimental headquarters; suitable size; white swelling