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Examples
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"Capitally," replied Ruth, with a faint, amused smile; "but if it does not seem ungrateful, I should be very thankful if I might be spared the rest of the water in the hat, or if it might be poured over me at once, if you don't wish it to be wasted."
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Mary Cholmondeley 1892
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"Capitally," said my friend, her face brightening.
The Old Capitol and its inmates, by who enjoyed the hospitalities of the government for a "season 1867
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At midday he heard the headman's servants complaining that the rice which had been given them for breakfast was so dirty and muddy that some of them had not been able to eat it at all; then he asked how they were usually fed "Capitally," they answered "we get most varied meals, often with turmeric and pulse or vegetables added to the rice; but that is only for the morning meal; for supper we get only plain rice."
Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas
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"Capitally," replied Fritz, "fetch them out, and let us make a good square meal.
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Capitally; we've made out the first two parts already.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 9, 1891 Various
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"Capitally, indeed!" said Yegor Semyonitch, following her and smiling constrainedly; he was ashamed.
The Black Monk 1917
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'Capitally,' returned the doctor, with a complacent smile; 'just finished "Catherine de Medici" -- wonderful woman, sir -- quite a mistress of the art of poisoning.'
Madame Midas Fergus Hume 1895
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"Capitally, sir, I am happy to say," replied Flinn, with a beaming phiz.
Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Harry Collingwood 1886
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"Capitally, indeed!" said Yegor Semyonitch, following her and smiling constrainedly; he was ashamed.
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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"Capitally!" said Uncle Jack, setting down the kitten gently.
Patience Wins War in the Works George Manville Fenn 1870
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