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vast devil surprisingly like
Then the bright heaps of gold turned to a roaring furnace, and a vast devil, surprisingly like Chang-hi, but with a huge black tail, began to feed him with coals.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

vagrant deer stalking like
The eye ranged through a long lessening vista, with nothing to interrupt the view but a distant statue and a vagrant deer stalking like a shadow across the opening.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

vers des sites littéraires
travers des fiches signalétiques (dont le format est identique à celui que l'on trouve dans la base de données Electre) et des extraits choisis, présenter mon parcours (de professeur de lettres et d'écrivain), permettre de commander mes ouvrages, offrir la possibilité de laisser des impressions sur un livre d'or, guider le lecteur à travers des liens vers des sites littéraires.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

very door still lingered
The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

vases de sang leurs
Sur ces murs ténébreux des lances sont rangées, Dans des vases de sang leurs pointes sont plongées; Appareil menaçant de leur mystère affreux.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster


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