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Examples

  • "Well, after all the other problems Dett caused, I didn't see much point in making you any angrier at him."

    Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • Dett fell on Tyrsal, and everyone tripped in the bruggage.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • Despite Tyrsal's struggles, Dett handily dumps the smaller youth onto the clay and raises an arm as if to strike Tyrsal.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • He also has no real choices, for to follow Dettaur's instructions will mean either death or disgrace in slow increments, for Dett is most excellent in political maneuverings-far, far better than Lorn.

    Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • The dark-haired Lorn is the second to slam into the pile, but the first to put his shoulder and then his elbow into the midsection of the larger Dett.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • Tyrsal, the last to scramble up, quickly extinguishes a grin and avoids looking at the injured Dett.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • Now the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, recently formed on the 23rd September, 1998 was named for Nathaniel Dett, who was a second-generation Canadian, a musical pioneer born in Niagara Falls.

    Christmas Luncheon 1998

  • Dett struggles to take his hands away from the squirming Tyrsal, to fend off the hidden attack on himself.

    The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • Yet all Dett recalls is that Lorn broke his fingers, not all the injuries and humiliations he had foisted upon others.

    Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000

  • A worthy beginning has already been made by Burleigh, Cook, Johnson, and Dett.

    Preface James Weldon Johnson 1922

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