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Keating looked at the cheerful hopeful
Mr. Keating looked at the cheerful, hopeful face, a sure index of the brave hopeful spirit.
— from Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

know little about this country he
“I know little about this country,” he said, almost with sullenness; “
— from A Son of the Soil by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Kenneth laughed and then checked himself
Kenneth laughed, and then checked himself.
— from Three Boys; Or, The Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by George Manville Fenn

King looked at the company his
The King looked at the company, his eyes veiled with moisture.
— from The Strong Arm by Robert Barr

known lightheartedly as the cocktail hour
At the Gramercy Arms, a rooming house for young actresses in the middle of Manhattan, this was a daily ritual known lightheartedly as the “cocktail hour.”
— from Peggy on the Road by Virginia Hughes

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