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There was much commotion, the men pointing out the game and shouting excitedly, "See the wild boar!" otherwise I should not have known what was up, but now, looking in the indicated direction, I saw scudding over the plain what appeared to me to be nothing but a halfgrown black pig, or shoat.
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In the distance Marines are billeted in a patch of halfgrown grain.
A Lifeline In Iraq 2008
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In the distance Marines are billeted in a patch of halfgrown grain.
A Lifeline In Iraq 2008
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Most parents didn't have much use for a halfgrown child.
Seventh Son Card, Orson Scott 1987
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There was much commotion, the men pointing out the game and shouting excitedly, "See the wild boar!" otherwise I should not have known what was up, but now, looking in the indicated direction, I saw scudding over the plain what appeared to me to be nothing but a halfgrown black pig, or shoat.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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I don't like to be seen without them or with halfgrown ones.
Lightfoot the Deer 1919
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The Mistress caught up into her arms the halfgrown youngster, petting his silken head, running her white fingers through his shining mahogany coat; making crooning little friendly noises to him.
Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907
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Both were exchanging affectionate farewells with a young girl, whose voice sounded deeper than the halfgrown boy's.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Both were exchanging affectionate farewells with a young girl, whose voice sounded deeper than the halfgrown boy's.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 01 Georg Ebers 1867
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Both were exchanging affectionate farewells with a young girl, whose voice sounded deeper than the halfgrown boy's.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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