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JULIE: (After a critical survey of her shoulders) Why,
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He seized Mr. Kipling by the right hand, shook it up and down as if it were a handle of the town pump, and addressed him thus: Why,
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The creature finally turns to his Creator, if for no other reason than to ask in anguish: 'Why,
Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922
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If you ain't got the change in your clothes for carfare, "he added generously," Why,
The Trail of the White Mule B. M. Bower 1905
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[601] Johnson being asked his opinion of this Essay, answered, 'Why,
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Rather taken aback by this, he turned to an old driver who was the principal person present, and said, 'Why,
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He always chose the daintiest dishes, and would look so ill-natured if any of his aunts happened to say, 'Why,
The Cockatoo's Story George Cupples 1868
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Aratov, at last, put aside her hand, and, still with the same ecstatic expression of face, said: 'Why,
Dream Tales and Prose Poems Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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I was so happy when I first came here: you all liked me, and admired me, and thought well of me, and now -- Why,
Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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Last night at the ball the King said to Lord Anglesey, 'Why,
The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829
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