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Examples
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"One day I called Kusum to me, and said: 'Listen to me, my daughter.
The Hungry Stones and Other Stories Rabindranath Tagore 1901
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On several evenings after that, I visited Sripati's house, and, calling Kusum to me, discussed with her matters relating to you, and so I succeeded in gradually overcoming her shyness.
The Hungry Stones and Other Stories Rabindranath Tagore 1901
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In his house lived a child-widow called Kusum, the destitute orphan of a Kayestha gentleman.
The Hungry Stones and Other Stories Rabindranath Tagore 1901
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My family encouraged me to attend a talk by Kusum Lingpa, a Lama with a very colorful and irreverent way of teaching.
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Kusum shoved the foot into the fire, but it would not burn.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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“She was a good, quiet girl the day she came to our home,” Kusum said, as she put a hand on my face.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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About three months after I came to Bangalore, I went to a temple and performed last rites there for all of them: Kusum, Kishan, and all my aunts, cousins, nephews, and nieces.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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Most lavish in her fussing, naturally, was sly old Kusum, who kept grinning at me and rubbing her forearms.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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And then I said to Kishan, and to Kusum, and to all of them: “Now leave me in peace.”
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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He did something he had never dared do before—he yelled at Kusum:
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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