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my uncle coolly and philosophically examining
"He is quite right," replied my uncle coolly and philosophically, examining the terrible duel with his telescope and speaking as if he were in a lecture room.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

made up clean and pretty even
I remembered how Mother had stood and looked at it, all made up clean and pretty, even after I was tired and wanted to go on.
— from A Daughter of the Morning by Zona Gale

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