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go back

verb
  1. To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. (intransitive) · We were getting cold so we decided to go back.· Humans had discovered fire and there was no going back.
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Douglas and begged her to go back.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
“For God’s sake, go back to your room!” he cried.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
For God’s sake, go back!”
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
But I will not go back to school, I assure you.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 121 · C1

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