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Examples
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She stopped crying and listened, and could hear those awesome voices all around, and the echoes made them still more hobgoblinish.
Dot and the Kangaroo Ethel C. Pedley 1889
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But many readers also complain that it's missing from a simple series, too, though they can rarely give any reason to use it beyond grammar rules or hobgoblinish consistency.
CJR 2009
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