greathearted

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Little Dinah found out long ago that you were--greathearted Scott smiled a little.

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  1. adjective Noble or courageous in spirit: a greathearted general.
  2. adjective Generous; magnanimous: a greathearted landowner.

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  • Little Dinah found out long ago that you were--greathearted Scott smiled a little. —  Greatheart
  • This greathearted man loved her. —  The Manxman A Novel - 1895
  • Little Dinah found out long ago that you were -- greathearted. " —  Greatheart
  • Past and future are alike powerless over me; I live in the glorious sunlight of this summer day, under the benediction of a greathearted wine. —  Eve's Ransom
  • And because Miss Linda seems so greathearted and loving with her friends, I was rather glad to hear his explanation that they were merely changing machines for the time being for a very particular reason of their own. " —  Her Father's Daughter
 

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