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  • "Accustomed," said Miss Twinkleton with a gracious air, which to the jealous ears of the Billickin seemed to add "my good woman" - "accustomed to a liberal and nutritious, yet plain and salutary diet, we have found no reason to bemoan our absence from the ancient city, and the methodical household, in which the quiet routine of our lot has been hitherto cast."

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1870

  • "Accustomed," adds Captain Bonneville, "as I had heretofore been, to find the wretched Indian revelling in blood, and stained by every vice which can degrade human nature, I could scarcely realize the scene which I had witnessed.

    The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1850

  • "Accustomed," adds Captain Bonneville, "as I had heretofore been, to find the wretched Indian revelling in blood, and stained by every vice which can degrade human nature, I could scarcely realize the scene which

    The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Washington Irving 1821

  • Accustomed to the steadier rhythms of the primary season, campaigns could become disoriented by the accelerated pace of the general election.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • Accustomed to the steadier rhythms of the primary season, campaigns could become disoriented by the accelerated pace of the general election.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • Accustomed to the steadier rhythms of the primary season, campaigns could become disoriented by the accelerated pace of the general election.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • Accustomed by now to a skeptical audience, he emphasized that all these ideas, even the most outlandish, were based on concrete intelligence reports.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Accustomed by now to a skeptical audience, he emphasized that all these ideas, even the most outlandish, were based on concrete intelligence reports.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Jan 28th | Accustomed. skip to main | skip to sidebar

    Today. Jan 28th | Accustomed. Will 2009

  • Accustomed to managing their personal lives with the latest and most-innovative technology tools, people are becoming less patient with the older, clunkier hardware and software they have to use at work.

    Should Employees Be Allowed to Use Their Own Devices for Work? 2011

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