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Examples
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I dare say our ingenu here would like to wipe a sum or two off the slate.
The Virginians 2006
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All of this helped give the bored-looking Euro-dork behind the counter the impression that Simon was a wide-eyed and bumbling ingenu, something he then compounded by tumbling the Styrofoam cup from the counter and spilling the cappuccino across the floor.
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2001
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Parlabane was, he would admit, a comparative ingenu in the world of serious drug usage, but he felt confident enough in his limited knowledge to be able to identify this treasured object as a teabag.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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Parlabane was, he would admit, a comparative ingenu in the world of serious drug usage, but he felt confident enough in his limited knowledge to be able to identify this treasured object as a teabag.
Boiling a frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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Parlabane was, he would admit, a comparative ingenu in the world of serious drug usage, but he felt confident enough in his limited knowledge to be able to identify this treasured object as a teabag.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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The pins and needles hurting; Tim gone, replaced by a blond ingenu.
The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988
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Now, my dear Watson, is it beyond the limits of human ingenu - ity to furnish an explanation which would cover both these big facts?
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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Now, my dear Watson, is it beyond the limits of human ingenu - ity to furnish an explanation which would cover both these big facts?
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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Now, my dear Watson, is it beyond the limits of human ingenu - ity to furnish an explanation which would cover both these big facts?
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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Now, my dear Watson, is it beyond the limits of human ingenu - ity to furnish an explanation which would cover both these big facts?
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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