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• Wal, Old Tom made them, an' he made them right in camp last fall, when we were down in the canyon The mustang to which Clarke called our attention was a sleek cream and white pinto. —  The Last of the Plainsmen
• You watch him Prescott did not need the advice, as his attention was already concentrated on Raymond's broad, massive jaw and the aggressive curve of his strong face. —  Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond
• These caterpillars, however, as already mentioned, place themselves in peculiar attitudes, which, combined with their brown color, make them look almost exactly like bits of stick or dead twigs The last of the five points to which I called your attention was the eye-spots. —  A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.
• We wish to take advantage of the fact that "the primitive form of attention which is captured at once by objects that strike the senses is giving place in some degree to appreciative attention, which is yielded to things that connect themselves with what we already know, and which implies ability to adopt the reflective attitude towards a proposed problem. —  Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History
• When near the door his attention was attracted by a little book lying on a table. —  A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories

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