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seemed able to look upon Johnny
Tex spat dirt off his tongue and scowled while he did it; indeed, no eyes save those of little Curley seemed able to look upon Johnny with a kindly light.
— from Skyrider by B. M. Bower

she and the late Uncle John
David's books struck her as an appalling extravagance; she and the late Uncle John had never thought of a library until they had ten thousand in bank.
— from The House of Toys by Henry Russell Miller

season and the last un just
"But ther ought tuh be three , I tells yuh," insisted the bound boy; "wun two-year old, another built larst season, and the last un just this Spring.
— from Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails by Douglas, Alan, Captain

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