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Examples
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Jim Snow took to groups even less readily than Pomp, which is why the sight of him at the head of such a party was such a surprise.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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"Mass 'George won't call Pomp' tupid lil nigger 'gain?"
Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah George Manville Fenn 1870
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“Surely a skilled scout such as Pomp could locate me if he really wanted to.”
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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"Pomp" and music, the accompaniment of Babylon's former feastings
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"Pomp," I said, after a time, "do you think we could get loose and run back home?"
Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah George Manville Fenn 1870
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“I think I’ll just call Pomp ‘mister,’” Kate said, as she was leaving.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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Plutarch in Pomp.p. 630.] 40 See the original speech in the Augustan Hist.p. 173-174.]
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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"Pomp," as Walker usually called him, was of real negro blood, and would often say, when alluding to himself, "Dis nigger is no countefit; he is de genewine artekil."
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"Pomp," she said, "I can't bear to look at those animals another minute!
Marjorie's Maytime Carolyn Wells 1902
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The “Pomp and Circumstance” march flowed melodiously through the warm air.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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