But he had ached to write his own narrative too.

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The Patriots have ached to return ever since.

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Why Napoleon ached to flee this sumptuous villa, with its enviable views, terraced garden and library, to once again live out of a travel trunk and trampoline-caliber camp bed (on display in the home) taxes the sensible mind to distraction.

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Yet I ached to write.

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My bones no longer ached and I was able to stop taking the heavy pain medication.

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The family had no access to food, and Nasir ached from hunger.

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As soon as you get to the dentist and the dentist fixes it, the last thing you want to remember is how that tooth ached.

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We waited to have our pockets searched while our shoulders ached from an hour in zip-cuffs.

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He worked all the time, and his back ached from hours at the piano, so he went to the gym to strengthen it, and his body changed.

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