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  • Palpably he was one of his hangerson but for the matter of that it was merely a question of one preying on his nextdoor neighbour all round, in every deep, so to put it, a deeper depth and for the matter of that if the man in the street chanced to be in the dock himself penal servitude with or without the option of a fine would be a very rara avis altogether.

    Ulysses 2003

  • Palpably, the same spirit which afterward broke into fierce exhibition, when the Bastille was stormed in 1789, or when the

    Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various

  • Palpably more true was this distinction between the Negro and the white man.

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Various

  • Palpably, it would be impossible to learn where he was being taken.

    Fire-Tongue Sax Rohmer 1921

  • Palpably dissatisfied and ill at ease, Mrs. M'Gregor turned away.

    The Golden Scorpion Sax Rohmer 1921

  • Palpably glad to escape, the fat Greek retired, leaving Major

    Tales of Chinatown Sax Rohmer 1921

  • Palpably the old man was enjoying every minute of his own talk.

    Black Jack Max Brand 1918

  • Palpably shocked by her Oriental face masked in paint, her Chinese

    Java Head Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

  • Palpably Edgarton shifted his standing weight from one foot to the other.

    Little Eve Edgarton Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915

  • Palpably he was one of his hangerson but for the matter of that it was merely a question of one preying on his nextdoor neighbour all round, in every deep, so to put it, a deeper depth and for the matter of that if the man in the street chanced to be in the dock himself penal servitude with or without the option of a fine would be

    Ulysses James Joyce 1911

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