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"Halloo," came in a clear shout from up on the hillside.
Buffalo Roost F. H. Cheley
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When the chimneys of Drayton were coming in sight, a loud 'Halloo' made the riders look round.
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"Halloo," shouted Captain Tabor, and two more men came running to the side, then more still, till it was overhung by a whole row of red English faces.
The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900
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"Halloo," he then said, "who would have thought of seeing YOU here?"
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"Halloo," shouted Captain Tabor, and two more men came running to the side, then more still, till it was overhung by a whole row of red English faces.
The Heart's Highway Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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A loud "Halloo" rose from somewhere in the mist, followed by a string of muttered imprecations, which convinced me that the person now attempting to approach the house was encountering some of the many difficulties which had beset me in the same undertaking a few minutes before.
The House in the Mist Anna Katharine Green 1890
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'When the chap laid hold of my bag, "Halloo," says I; "hands off, old boy," says I. "' Eel Fo! "says he.
A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879
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"Halloo," he said, striving to extricate himself, and hardly able to articulate, as the handkerchief tightened itself about his neck.
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm Anthony Trollope 1848
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"Halloo," and began to shout and make such a noise that the ogress awoke, and, seeing that Parsley had run away, she descended by the same ladder, which was still fastened to the window, and set off after the couple, who, when they saw her coming at their heels faster than a horse let loose, gave themselves up for lost.
Pentamerone. English Giambattista Basile 1603
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"Halloo," said the banker, "I see you're ashore --
Nothing to Eat Horatio Alger 1865
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