We tried to watch TV, but her hiccups were very distracting.
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We tried to watch TV, but her hiccups were too distracting.
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Being a slave was hard work, they had to grind until they were trembling, even when they were scorned. They were whipped if they weren't working fast enough.
Following the barbarian crossing of the Rhine in the winter of 406–407, Roman military units in Britain rebelled and proclaimed one of their generals, who happened to be named Constantine, to be the new emperor.