wiðig , willow, wiðwinde , ‘viticella,’ Voc.; cp. ODu. wedewinde .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew
He was often very hungry, and when night came, was very, very cold.
— from Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries by Yuk Yi
Coordination is the rule with velim , vellem , &c., used in the sense of utinam ( 1540 ): as, dē Menedēmō vellem vērum fuisset, dē rēgīnā velim vērum sit , Att.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane
But in June came three wet days; the rain came down, straight as lances, and it was very, very cold.
— from The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit
The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume VII, Complete THE WORKS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER, Volume VII.
— from The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume VII, Complete The Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life, and Criticism by John Greenleaf Whittier
This Master Doctor Simon , being thus newly come thither, among other notable qualities in him, had one more especiall then any of the rest, namely, to know the names and conditions of such persons, as daily passed by his doore, and what professions they were of, whereby any likelyhood might be gathered of needing his helpe, and being his patients, observing them all with very vigilant care.
— from The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10) Containing an hundred pleasant Novels by Giovanni Boccaccio
"If ye go ahead valiantly, terrors will vanish, voices cease, and flames burn no longer.
— from The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Bolesław Prus
I awakened with a consciousness that the shack was very, very cold.
— from Neighbours by Robert J. C. Stead
So, if he were very, very careful, he might coax her back a little way into his life.
— from The Triflers by Frederick Orin Bartlett
Thence we visited various cathedral towns, being shown delightful hospitality everywhere.
— from Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by Andrew Dickson White
He was very, very congenial.
— from Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
With Swinburne we step into the circle of that later Victorian influence which was very vaguely called Æsthetic.
— from The Victorian Age in Literature by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
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