1 As she came near the second of these alcoves she stopped skipping.
2 "He wouldn't come near thee if he didn't," answered Dickon.
3 Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
4 Mary stood near the door with her candle in her hand, holding her breath.
5 Mary put down her candle on the table near the bed and sat down on the cushioned stool.
6 Us is near bein wild things ourselves.
7 I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis CarrollContext Highlight In CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole 8 He had taken it to the cottage wrapped in his jacket and he had let it lie near the fire and had fed it with warm milk.
9 Captain curled up near Dickon, who sat on the hearth-rug from preference.
10 When I go, none of the gardeners are to be anywhere near the Long Walk by the garden walls.
11 Even the creatures had ceased moving about and had drawn together and were resting near them.
12 On the grass near the tree Mary had dropped her trowel.
13 Ben Weatherstaff, who had been working near a rose-bush, glanced round at him.
14 Tha'rt grown near as hearty as our 'Lisabeth Ellen.'
15 As he drew near to it his step became still more slow.