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  • "Awfully," said Reggie, so fervently that as he opened the French window for her and stood to one side, Anne ran forward and laughed at the doves instead.

    The Garden Party, and Other Stories 1922

  • "Awfully," the young man answered in a trembling voice.

    The Secret Garden 1911

  • "Awfully," the young man answered in a trembling voice.

    The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 1911

  • "Awfully," admitted Stumper with a kind of fierceness.

    The Extra Day Algernon Blackwood 1910

  • "Awfully," answered Susan, swallowing and looking at the rain.

    The Emigrant Trail Geraldine Bonner 1900

  • "Awfully," she confessed, "but it's safer here than on the beam," she added, and his heart grew very tender as he detected the fatigue in her voice.

    The Day of the Dog George Barr McCutcheon 1897

  • "Awfully," said Hugh, from the bottom of his soul.

    The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance 1893

  • "Awfully," the young man answered in a trembling voice.

    The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886

  • "Awfully," said Percy, great satisfaction settling over his face.

    Five Little Peppers and their Friends Margaret Sidney 1884

  • "Awfully," said Colville, going to the window with her, and putting his arm on Effie's shoulder, where she knelt in a chair looking out.

    Indian Summer William Dean Howells 1878

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