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enterprising man capable of risking everything
But since their return to Paris another individual has occupied her mind,—a bold and enterprising man, capable of risking everything to compromise and thus win an heiress.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

elegantly made confronted our rather eager
A carefully folded dress of dark blue silk, to all appearance elegantly made, confronted our rather eager eyes.
— from A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green

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