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  • They are very much secluded from the rest of Chiloe, and have scarcely any sort of commerce, except sometimes in a little oil, which they get from seal-blubber. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
  • It is believed however than none of the four were from the Sligo area, despite the secluded nature of the beach.
  • ¿No es cierto, ángel de amor, Oh, my angel of love, do you see que en esta apartada orilla that on this secluded shore más pura la luna brilla the moon shines clear and pure Don Juan Tenorio
  • With their secluded anchorages and bights, Anacapa and the other Channel Islands fairly beckon sailboat skippers.
  • They ran us off so we headed off to a secluded spot on the Clinch river and skinny-dipped there. Spot-On: Status Quo
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  • Photograph by Alexandre Bailhache Pleached hornbeam arches and chestnut pergolas create verdant alleys connecting one garden room to the next and provide shaded, secluded walks. Paradise Regained
  • The stars gleaming and moon shining lit my way to the secluded hill as the noise of everyone behind me faded.
  • The masseuse applied fragrant medicated oils on the head and body in plentiful measure as one lay on a high wooden plank on the secluded verandah of an open walled courtyard.
  • The city of Palermo was also distinguishable; and Julia, as she gazed on its glittering spires; would endeavour in imagination to depicture its beauties, while she secretly sighed for a view of that world, from which she had hitherto been secluded by the mean jealousy of the marchioness, upon whose mind the dread of rival beauty operated strongly to the prejudice of Emilia and Julia. A Sicilian Romance
  • What had touched the world's hearts was the ethereal immaterialism of their secluded world and something primal in the music they sang.
  • You could be very secluded, I promise - Marian would guard you like a tigress from unwanted callers. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
  • He preyed on female job-seekers whom he lured to secluded spots by promising them jobs.
  • Secluded inside the historic Hotel Monaco and accessible through a tunnel-like entrance from Eighth Street NW, you feel like you're anywhere but Washington, especially once you stretch out on one of the low, cushioned sofas with a well-made cocktail. Nightlife Agenda: Eighteenth Street Lounge anniversary, Animal Collective, Hot Chip
  • The outside world shrank down to the space of the secluded grotto, the powerful, stern-faced man in front of her, the measureless depths of his stare. Earl of Durkness
  • Because it was a secluded spot with no-one else around she left the keys in the ignition with the engine running.
  • This quaint ceremonial, still annually observed in the secluded capital of Buddhism-the Rome of Asia-is interesting because it exhibits, in a clearly marked religious stratification, a series of divine redeemers themselves redeemed, of vicarious sacrifices vicariously atoned for, of gods undergoing a process of fossilisation, who, while they retain the privileges, have disburdened themselves of the pains and penalties of divinity. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
  • Taking a complete change of clothes and a cake of soap, I head down to a secluded part of the small river, leaving Marissa to gather wood for our fire.
  • We were at a little secluded cove, with large boulders strewn about, the debris of some long-past hillside.
  • He arrived at length in a narrow and secluded cleuch, or deep ravine, which ran down into the valley, and contributed a scanty rivulet to the supply of the brook with which Glendearg is watered. The Monastery
  • It has secluded gardens, too. Times, Sunday Times
  • The three-bedroom terraced home has an open-plan ground floor and a secluded courtyard patio. Times, Sunday Times
  • The killer then sped off on the pillion seat of a motorbike and, with his accomplice, drove to a quiet neighbourhood and burned the bike in an obviously pre-identified secluded location.
  • The three-bedroom terraced home has an open-plan ground floor and a secluded courtyard patio. Times, Sunday Times
  • It tells the story of three young people raised at a secluded English boarding school, where we learn their lives are conscribed by a dark secret, one that involves science fiction-like advances in modern medicine. Director Mark Romanek Tackles 'Never Let Me Go'
  • In his last years, he lived almost entirely secluded from the public gaze .
  • It wasn't very scary, really, but if it had been a more secluded setting, maybe it would've been different.
  • The women who met in the secluded sacred grove became sisters joined by blood.
  • Suspicion hath it that in this neighborhood, in a still wilder and more secluded spot, there was not long ago another kind of "cratur," not at all extinct, but alive with all the fiery headiness of moonshine "old corn" whiskey. History of the University of North Carolina. Volume II: From 1868 to 1912
  • Red House today stands secluded behind a pleasantly weathered red-brick wall surrounded by a forest of bungalows and semi-detached houses.
  • This charming cottage dates back to the 15 th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden.
  • Walter Pater "gambolling," in the moonlight, on the velvet lawn of his own secluded Oxford garden, like a satin-pawed Wombat! Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions
  • Phelps quotes a letter Bourne sent to a friend shortly thereafter, in which he laments that I feel very much secluded from the world, very much out of touch with my times …. Happy Birthday Randolph Bourne « Antiwar.com Blog
  • The cliffs drop down to secluded bays with jagged rocks and turquoise water.
  • She agrees and, along with her husband, travels upstate to the secluded, wooded oasis.
  • The cave remains a peaceful and secluded place, surrounded by pine forest.
  • This is a secluded vale, called Killean, which, besides its natural attractions -- and these are many -- is distinguished as one of the few places where the old practice of resorting to the 'shieling' for summer grazing of cattle is still observed. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
  • OK, it was quite secluded. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nestled among shimmering aspens and cottonwoods on 3 secluded, wildflower-dappled acres, this hand-hewn log home serves up a feast for the eyes.
  • Just a mile from the M62, the secluded Piethorne Valley is hidden from view in the lower folds of high Pennine moors.
  • Their first stop is the secluded estate of Malone’s good friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen. The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry: Book summary
  • This house enjoys a secluded setting in an extremely convenient location.
  • We wrote a lot of it in secluded, rural, upstate NY, and trying to fill every possible space with sound wasn't as much of a priority -- possibly in part because we could hear so much better. Jon Chattman: Entering The Orchard with Ra Ra Riot
  • It seems like an ideal psy-ops weapon to ward people away from a sensitive, yet secluded area…
  • When I arrive, I pitch my tent at the best of the 30 secluded spots: a little clearing by a bend in bubbling Long Creek hidden behind a grove of hemlocks and poplars - and a five-minute walk through the woods to the restaurant and lodge.
  • But the same quality that sustains the secluded farmer and his household in the hills supported the timid tiller of the first garden as the sword flamed behind him over the closing gate of Eden. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01
  • He sent us heart-rending letters telling us how he had found a secluded corner in the grounds where he could cry undetected. Times, Sunday Times
  • In September we found ourselves owners of a Victorian, former Duchy of Cornwall flat in a mansion block on a 90-year lease with a secluded garden.
  • Downside The garden is secluded but you only get a small courtyard. Times, Sunday Times
  • This charming cottage dates back to the 15 th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden.
  • Nearby secluded coves are perfect for snorkelling. Times, Sunday Times
  • In most of the temples, the elephants are kept in a secluded room, which has a cement floor.
  • This quaint ceremonial, still annually observed in the secluded capital of Buddhism—the Rome of Asia—is interesting because it exhibits, in a clearly marked religious stratification, a series of divine redeemers themselves redeemed, of vicarious sacrifices vicariously atoned for, of gods undergoing a process of fossilisation, who, while they retain the privileges, have disburdened themselves of the pains and penalties of divinity. Chapter 57. Public Scapegoats. § 3. The Periodic Expulsion of Evils in a Material Vehicle
  • Common terns used to nest mainly on secluded shingle beaches, but there are probably more of them breeding inland now than by the sea. Times, Sunday Times
  • Downside The garden is secluded but you only get a small courtyard. Times, Sunday Times
  • This rugged, secluded house was designed to withstand the elements with style but little maintenance.
  • On the Garden-side it is bordered by a shadowy, secluded grove, with winding paths among its boskiness, affording many a peep at the river's imperceptible lapse and tranquil gleam; and on the opposite shore stands the priory-church, with its churchyard full of shrubbery and tombstones. Our Old Home A Series of English Sketches A Series of English Sketches
  • A handsome and mysterious stranger, an Argentine illegal worker (Demian Gabriel) arrives by fishing boat, and connects with an assortment of eccentrics, most notably an older woman (Warhol superstar Viva) who occupies a rundown and secluded oceanfront compound of old style, grand, shingled houses and bungalows. Regina Weinreich: Paul Morrissey Dishes on Acting School and Andy Warhol
  • Because the FG is secluded by its shield oxide layer, electrons placed on it get trapped and data is stored within. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 64
  • The charm of Kensington Gardens, with its beautiful walks and secluded sylvan nooks -- the happy hunting-ground of London children and the home of 'Peter Pan' -- has inspired many writers to sing its praises: Queen Victoria
  • With its own secluded sandy beach and huge range of facilities, activities and entertainment it's the perfect family holiday destination. The Sun
  • The lamaseries in Central Asia are, like the cathedrals in Europe, the most imposing monuments of religious life; but while the spires and domes of the latter tower above the teeming city and look down upon all the refinements and activities of civilization, these rude sanctuaries of Buddhism are frequently situated in the most secluded and sometimes even in the most inaccessible spots on the rugged Tibetan plateau. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior
  • He crawled, looking for a secluded spot like the Tall Soldier had.
  • We sunbathed on a small secluded beach.
  • Drive down the narrow country lane, trees arching above you, and turn into the unmarked drive and past the pond, and you could be entering an elite golf club, secluded from the Oxfordshire countryside that embraces it.
  • She hooked her arm in mine and we practically ran to a private secluded area.
  • My accommodation has all the delights of a tramping hut - it's peaceful, secluded, cosy and rustic, close to a stream and the bush.
  • The house sits in half an acre of secluded land and has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three reception areas. Times, Sunday Times
  • The family have now moved from their detached home in Primrose Avenue, Macclesfield to a secluded farm in Powys.
  • We found a secluded spot and we did it. The Sun
  • In between lies a great variety of wrecks, all with fantastic marine life in odd and unusual diving settings: Some are located in channels, in river outfalls, most in secluded Rock Island coves and even a few around the main harbour.
  • He arrived at length in a narrow and secluded _cleuch_, or deep ravine, which ran down into the valley, and contributed a scanty rivulet to the supply of the brook with which Glendearg is watered. The Monastery
  • He lives in a big, beautiful secluded villa with its own surgery. Times, Sunday Times
  • Someone could have phoned him to suggest a very private talk at a secluded place in the woods.
  • Nor does the beachfront afford vistas up and down the coast: Turtle Bay is a secluded inlet which makes your activities feel personal.
  • February 22nd, 2009 at 3: 29 pm eastern Kentucky, where the growing often takes place in secluded spots on NPS land Matthew Yglesias » The Virtue of Quasi-Legal Status for Marijuana
  • A quiet lane then leads down to reach Brockabank Farm in the secluded wooded valley of Eshton Beck.
  • As the Escalade turned into Sedona's secluded Enchantment Resort-nestled on 70 acres in the midst of the red rock-bound Boynton Canyon -- my impression wasn't of being in a faraway part of the country but on another planet altogether. Monique Stringfellow: First Impressions of the Desert
  • It also challenged the conventional wisdom that a bar in a secluded lane location could not be commercially viable.
  • Alejandro Ferretis plays a middle-aged painter who has retired to a secluded and primitive village to commit suicide (this hara-kiri is perhaps a key to the enigmatic title).
  • The group met him in the secluded park of a retirement home in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • OK, it was quite secluded. Times, Sunday Times
  • You could be very secluded, I promise - Marian would guard you like a tigress from unwanted callers. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
  • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place.
  • The primitive features of this secluded district are perhaps best represented by the interesting little town of Chagford, situated in the valley of the North Teign, an ancient stannary and market town backed by a wide stretch of moor. The Life of Thomas Telford
  • When he was secluded he became closer to nature, because it was the only life around him.
  • The site is perched on the edge of a small cliff looking out over a rocky outcrop, the sea and a secluded cove.
  • You'll be impressed by its secluded limpid water and verdured hills, a smaller Three Gorges but with clean and still river.
  • In the park nearby, we looked at a crisp blue sky through autumn leaves and stopped by cold clear fountains along secluded pathways.
  • In the secluded village, parts of the Church of St Martin remain standing.
  • Secluded from the street, you dine beside an herb garden, flowers and a fountain.
  • Instead of the elegant simplicity which once characterized this sweet secluded retreat, an air of voluptuousness reigned in every quarter: the paintings, the artfully concealed recesses in which the sofas were placed, the mirrors — all, in short, evinced a taste repugnant to the nicer feelings of true female delicacy — all breathed a fascinating influence, rather calculated to derange the virtuous sensations of the heart, rather than to render them more permanent. Stella of the North, or the Foundling of the Ship
  • Apparently, it is felt much cheaper to now lock people away in secluded areas than to actually spend their NI contributions on treating them. Village of Mystery
  • The gateposts stand on the lane into the village but the house is completely secluded. Times, Sunday Times
  • The imperial court was a secluded world of its own, politically powerless, but well equipped with funds by the governing shoguns to dedicate themselves to fine arts.
  • But don't assume that packing food means lunch hours secluded in our cubicles like antisocial moles or hermits.
  • There are secluded coves, rocky inlets and long stretches of white sand.
  • He mentions an area at the end of one irrigation canal known as Gulkana, "a secluded, cozy spot ... (where) much debauchery is indulged in" and offers this parody of Hafiz he heard there: Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
  • The monks secluded themselves from the rest of society.
  • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place.
  • Unlike Paul Theroux in his travelogue, The Great Railway Bazaar, the reader does not have to board a train and look at endless stretches of secluded rustic regions.
  • OK, it was quite secluded. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place.
  • Dethroned monarchs and fallen statesmen would not have needed to remonstrate against a domicil so spacious, so deeply secluded from the world's scorn, and so admirably in accordance with their thenceforward sunless fortunes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863
  • Living in retreats in secluded areas they have silently and unceasingly guided the evolution of humanity through the work of their disciples.
  • They are arranged as two- and three-bedroom ochre-walled cottages, each coolly tiled, comfortably accoutered and elegantly secluded, each with a private balcony or terrace overlooking the rugged Tyrennhian coastline.
  • The couple were staying at a secluded villa on a private island in the Seychelles which only admits paying guests and were snapped swimming and sunbathing.
  • He poured her a drink and they sauntered into the living room and took a seat in a secluded corner.
  • Never fear, secluded mateless types: through some meticulous research I have developed some foolproof methods of wooing.
  • I sat in my semi-secluded backyard and rubbed my first frottages with a graphite stick.
  • Take a bath in the Jacuzzi-style tub and you can gaze through an enormous wrap-around window on to your own secluded tropical garden terrace full of orchids and other exotic local plants.
  • Sheltered by trees and shrubbery, with mature hedging on both sides, it has an extensive patio and is pleasantly secluded.
  • If you fancy getting away from it all, pick a peaceful park in a quiet secluded setting. The Sun
  • Week two sees you take the helm of your own yacht and join a flotilla, visiting harbours and swimming in secluded bays. Times, Sunday Times
  • Then we'd push it through golden rushes to reach a smaller secluded lake full of heronries. Times, Sunday Times
  • After an elaborate boat chase, the scene fades out and into the crew celebrating in a secluded area in the Alpines.
  • If you're looking for something a little more remote, isolated crofts, bothies and chalets are hidden deep in Highland glens and woodlands and on a variety of secluded beaches.
  • At 6: 15 p.m. on August 29, 2010, at a secluded mountaintop hermitage overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sonoma County, California, four women, all long-time dedicated practitioners, were declared fully ordained as bhikkhunis, Buddhist nuns, in the Thai Theravada tradition. Sylvia Boorstein: Ordination of Bhikkhunis in the Theravada Tradition
  • It has uninterrupted sea views and secluded south-facing gardens. Times, Sunday Times
  • ¿No es cierto, ángel de amor, Oh, my angel of love, do you see que en esta apartada orilla that on this secluded shore más pura la luna brilla the moon shines clear and pure Don Juan Tenorio
  • It's a wonder how all of this art, architecture and creativity ended up in such a secluded spot.
  • It has secluded gardens, too. Times, Sunday Times
  • The boat had dropped anchor near a secluded bay. Times, Sunday Times
  • By the time you step out on the lanai, which overlooks the pool and a secluded bay guarded by berms of lava rock, you've almost forgotten you're in Hawaii.
  • Under various pretexts he destroyed or drove into exile, within a few years, all the princes of the blood, and others whose influence or station might have endangered the success of his projects, and concentrated in his own hands all the powers of the state; while the khalif, secluded from public view within his palace, was as completely Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844
  • Secluded gurgling tubs overlook mountain landscapes of pinon, juniper and scrub oak.
  • We drove to the countryside and stopped in a secluded beauty spot. The Sun
  • Le Sport is surrounded by tropical gardens on a secluded bay of golden sand.
  • Jackson fell in love with County Westmeath and, after a month in the converted cowshed, moved to the equally secluded neighbouring estate of Coolatore, also owned by the Dunnings. Michael Jackson's Irish hideaway
  • Spectacular sea views and a short walk to a secluded beach. Times, Sunday Times
  • This charming cottage dates back to the 15 th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden.
  • The hotel has its own impressive sports centre and great views of the bay which you can check out from its own secluded, pretty cove. The Sun
  • First you have to dip into secluded coves. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is only the wives of the nobles that are secluded in the istana isaras, or women palaces, according to Mohammedan law; the women of the poor are as free as the more civilized countries of Europe. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines
  • The house in Palm Beach is tucked into a secluded, palm-lined lot with a stunning view to the west across the Intracoastal Waterway. Bernie Madoff's Manhattan Penthouse Up For Sale (VIDEO)
  • Tom Priestley, the editor, secluded himself with a Moviola at the Heart of Rabun to turn out a rough cut from thousands of feet of film. Summer of Deliverance
  • She rented a small, secluded farmhouse adjacent to a kiwi fruit plantation. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.
  • An elderly man paced back and forth before taking a seat on the park bench, while a light breeze sent trees dancing in the secluded darkness.
  • The hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms were generally restricted to those determined enough to scour forests and secluded glades at the right time of the year.
  • From that perspective, Dolen appeared to be a secluded place that wanted to be left to its own resources.
  • Here and there, in secluded portions of the world, still linger a few of man's fiercer enemies. Revolution
  • A long winding driveway leads to this secluded property, which is situated on elevated ground with spectacular views of surrounding pastureland and magnificent stands of mature timber.
  • Three red-tops (so far) had come up with the 'exclusive' ploy of hanging around secluded highland public conveniences all night, in the hope of running into the headhunter, or at least some would-be cottager they could accuse. It's October, 1956.
  • Set in secluded landscaped gardens and surrounded by a golf course and a saltwater lagoon, this spa contains 108 villas, which come equipped with their own private garden, king-size bed and sunken open-air bath.
  • But the potential is apparent for anyone looking for a country house in a secluded location.
  • Secluded from all that she knew, Ianira had tried to learn the mysteries of the patron goddess of her new home, only to be kept a virtual prisoner in her new husband's gyneceum. Wagers of Sin
  • Mick said how lucky it was that the trip went ahead because while they were lunching at a secluded quay, away from civilisation, they heard children screaming and shouting.
  • The faded, wildered, washed-out look, the uncertain, purposeless bearing which had come from her secluded life and subjection to her sister had vanished from her. He Knew He Was Right
  • He sent us heart-rending letters telling us how he had found a secluded corner in the grounds where he could cry undetected. Times, Sunday Times
  • You can rent a beautiful secluded villa from 1,600 a week. The Sun
  • On June 22 some 30 members visited a Tudor Manor with formal manorial garden set in a steep and secluded wooded coomb.
  • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place.
  • a secluded romantic spot
  • I also once spent three weeks on a secluded island in Seychelles and loved it, but it was only three weeks between two workoholics appointments. Retirement jitters... or ... does Mexico live up to your expectations?
  • Why did this bird of alder thickets and young moist forests, with its long bill designed to probe for earthworms in loamy soil, wearing mottled feathers that perfectly match the leaf litter of its secluded habitats, choose to fly directly over the biggest, busiest, brightest city in the country? Uncategorized Blog Posts
  • Nearby secluded coves are perfect for snorkelling. Times, Sunday Times
  • The master bedroom is a generous size and the secluded rear garden has been landscaped. Times, Sunday Times
  • The 220 square metre property is five years old and is located in a secluded cul-de-sac dotted with mature flowering trees and shrubs.
  • The idea of purdah was acquired from Persian and Byzantine societies, which secluded women out of deference and honor, not in order to humiliate them.
  • The next best: Nevis not secluded enough for you? Times, Sunday Times
  • The directions from the farmhouse to the impossibly secluded Beach Hut were clear, but scrambling across cliff tops with bags and very unsensible footwear, we had only an inadequate torch and the alarming sound of crashing waves to make sure our romantic holiday didn't start with the wrong sort of splash. Summer holidays: 10 of the best trips for couples
  • A week later she put on a short skirt and leather boots and stood on a secluded street corner, near Coburg Street.
  • Authorities say the trio offered the day laborers work and then drove them to secluded areas to rob them at knifepoint.
  • Here, in this distant land, and this secluded section, they are able to develope without contact with that effeminate degeneracies of the outside world, or the dangerous tendencies of modern civilization. Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
  • I took Du Mont to a secluded corner of the grill, and there, with a bottle of wine between us, I spoke. Under the Andes
  • Its secluded leisure had something mysterious about it; one played about, or did as one liked and had not to render an account of one's doings.
  • This charming cottage dates back to the 15 th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden.
  • Between four and five men, armed with weapons including a shotgun and a club, broke into the secluded home early yesterday.
  • East of the house was a long lawn, secluded from the open Park by a beautiful, wildly growing hedge of gorse, berberis, bramble, hawthorn, and wild roses. Lady John Russell
  • I am no otherworldly saint who leads a beautiful life of self-sacrifice and prayer in a secluded hermitage.
  • It's in the middle of things yet it's still a quiet secluded seaside resort. Times, Sunday Times
  • First you have to dip into secluded coves. Times, Sunday Times
  • It makes us dream again that in some secluded corner an old phonograph recording is still intact on which the great preacher's voice may be heard!
  • We were greeted by a guide, who carried our bags to the little four-seater plane that was to transport us to the marvellously secluded island.
  • Every year bubbles of greater and greater beauty are being blown in these secluded places, and soon we hope to enrich commerce with all the elegances of latticinio and schmelze, the perfected glass of an American Venice. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873
  • Soon we'll be mooring up in a secluded creek where we'll drink champagne to the soothing sounds of water clucking against boat and the occasional splosh of a jumping fish.
  • I took Du Mont to a secluded corner of the grill, and there, with a bottle of wine between us, I spoke. Under the Andes
  • Book a table in the secluded courtyard garden. Times, Sunday Times
  • First you have to dip into secluded coves. Times, Sunday Times
  • The hotel has its own impressive sports centre and great views of the bay which you can check out from its own secluded, pretty cove. The Sun
  • This was a secluded area used only by farmers and a handful of walkers.
  • Take a dip in the 12m infinity pool or walk to a nearby secluded cove. Times, Sunday Times
  • On one occasion, when this had been the case, he retired to a secluded spot, under a hedge, where, with many tears, he poured forth his prayers for deliverance from this besetment. The Annual Monitor for 1851 or, Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1850
  • We managed to find a fairly secluded spot for our picnic.
  • One of the relics is a tomb thought to be occupied by the ghost of a "tomb wife" which, in the alien culture that followed the custom, was a spouse (of either gender, despite the implication otherwise) who lived a secluded life inside the deceased spouse's tomb. REVIEW: 2008 Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees [UPDATED]
  • Something that's slightly decadent and sinister for a secluded spot. Times, Sunday Times
  • He lured them into a more secluded area and threatened to leather them if they tried to escape.
  • Just inside, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were secluded inside their dressing rooms, but one guest brought them out, Baldwin still in his street clothes and Martin with his tuxedo shirt untucked and unbuttoned. Onstage drama and backstage delight at the Academy Awards
  • It delights and illuminates like the words of a pillarist hermit depositing wisdom from a secluded scenic mountaintop.
  • During the heat of the day the oorial conceal themselves a good deal, retiring to the most secluded places, but often coming down to feed in the evening on the crops surrounding the villages. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
  • Female deer leave their fawns in secluded spots while they forage for food. Elderly Women Charged With Beating Fawn To Death
  • It has oak trees that are hundreds of years old, towering cottonwoods and sycamores and secluded areas where acres of trunk-to-trunk pecan trees haven't yet grown waist-high.
  • Xola used to drag me to a secluded spot, with a biology book in his hands, to revise and prepare for the exams.
  • There's a heated pool in cottagey gardens alongside a babbling stream in a secluded valley. Times, Sunday Times
  • From the house, the sea can just be glimpsed through a chink at the end of the valley, but its secluded location means no traffic noise and no views of cranes and advertising hoardings, the blights of the Costa.
  • A few of the hotel's 89 suites and villas are on stilts jutting over the secluded barachois. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.
  • The lush, wild growth of holly, privet, hawthorn and multiflora rose hedge simulate a natural environment while providing excellent building sites, offering shelter and secluded perching and providing escape routes when necessary.
  • I had long ago learned that when someone is moving about, in secluded wooded areas like this, the birds are more shy.
  • The police warning is reported to have initiated the desired effect, forcing some to walk their dogs in secluded areas and ask for home calls by vets.

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