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"Halloa," shouted the ostler, as he stamped upon the floor with his fork, to convey the impression that he was busily engaged, at work.
Heiress of Haddon William E. Doubleday
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"Halloa," returned the other, surveying the new arrival with apprehension.
In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia Horatio Alger 1865
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"Halloa, Beryl!" said he, and it seemed to me that the tone of his greeting was not altogether a cordial one.
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“Halloa, Pip, old chap!” and the moment he said that, the stranger turned his head and looked at me.
Great Expectations 2007
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Halloa being a general observation which I had usually observed to be best answered by itself, I said, “Halloa!” politely omitting young fellow.
Great Expectations 2007
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The night – porter looked through a small grating in the portal with a surly eye, and cried ‘Halloa!’ which greeting Hugh returned in kind, and bade him open quickly.
Barnaby Rudge 2007
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‘Halloa!’ cried a voice he knew, as the man who spoke came cleaving through the throng.
Barnaby Rudge 2007
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Peeping cautiously over the side of his hammock, he descried Mrs Quilp, to whom, after contemplating her for some time in silence, he communicated a violent start by suddenly yelling out — ‘Halloa!’
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Clennam saw no reason why he should not say ‘Halloa!’ too.
Little Dorrit 2007
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The cattle came upon me with like suddenness, staring out of their eyes, and steaming out of their nostrils, “Halloa, young thief!”
Great Expectations 2007
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