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Examples
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And Diable — Leclère knew what was in Diable's mind, and more than once had read it in his eyes.
Diable - A Dog 1902
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This occurred not far from Sunrise, and the missionary, opening the door to Leclère a few hours later, was surprised to note the absence of Diable from the team.
Diable - A Dog 1902
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He relates one tale concerning a lake in the Tabe mountain, the 'tang du Diable, which is said to communicate with Hell itself.
Sepulchre Mosse, Kate 2007
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Filon push his goat on the log, he is one great black one that is call Diable -- I ask you is that a name for a goat?
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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He had dipped in the "Diable" of the Abbé Gualtier.
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. In Two Volumes. Vol. I 1840
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"Diable," said Monte Cristo compassionately, "it is a hard blow for a third-rate fortune."
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Diable," murmured Gaston; "he must be the husband of the person to whom
Une fille du régent. English Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Le Diable probablement" "The Devil Probably," 1977, his portrait of young people adrift amid rampant materialism and environmental devastation, was once banned to those under the age of 18 out of fears that it might encourage suicide.
Salvation at the Forum Kristin M. Jones 2012
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First published in The Cosmopolitan, June, 1902 as "Diable – A Dog"
BÂTARD 2010
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A single example will suffice: Look at the heads of the orchestra players in the 1876 "Ballet Scene from Meyerbeer's Opera 'Robert le Diable'."
Degas and His Dancers Paul Levy 2011
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