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an unimportant detail in our narrative
That is an unimportant detail in our narrative.
— from The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin (Louis XVII) by Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de

an unpleasant detonation imitations of negro
A less reasonable conceit is that of having toys—such as imitation musical instruments, crackers which make an unpleasant detonation, imitations of negro minstrels, balloons, flags, and pasteboard lobsters, toads, and insects—presented to each lady.
— from Manners and Social Usages by M. E. W. (Mary Elizabeth Wilson) Sherwood

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