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Examples
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'Barbarians like us,' observed the Emperor, 'would say la connetable and le connetable.'
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I next conducted the Emperor to the chapel, and showed him the seats occupied by 'le connetable' (the constable) of Montmorency, and 'la connetable' (the constable's lady), when they went to hear mass.
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After that, it was an affair of the connetable and his men.
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 1 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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"The connetable said it was cheaper to let the chevalier go free than to feed him in the Vier Prison," dryly explained Ranulph, helping himself to roasted conger eel and eyeing hungrily the freshly-made black butter
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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"The connetable said it was cheaper to let the chevalier go free than to feed him in the Vier Prison," dryly explained Ranulph, helping himself to roasted conger eel and eyeing hungrily the freshly-made black butter
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 1 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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After that, it was an affair of the connetable and his men.
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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"The connetable said it was cheaper to let the chevalier go free than to feed him in the Vier Prison," dryly explained Ranulph, helping himself to roasted conger eel and eyeing hungrily the freshly-made black butter
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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As for being connetable, I'd rather help prisoners free than hale them before the Royal Court.
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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After that, it was an affair of the connetable and his men.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Napoleon, also, who wished to appear friendly, walked up and down the room, talking and questioning, followed by Berthier, who fairly skipped at his side, fulfilling more the duties of a chamberlain than those of a connetable.
Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon 1843
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