come-at-able
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Julia, sitting over the fire, finding she cannot get Dulce to gossip with—Dulce, indeed, is not come-at-able of late—turns gratefully to Portia, who happens to come into the room at this moment.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Poor girl! she was barely fifteen, and without this consent her little amount in the funds was not come-at-able until five immeasurable summers had “dragged their slow length along.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
"As to that, Bengal is more come-at-able than the Great Bear," said he, laughing.
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
I shall begin immediately after the holy week, for until the forestieri, of which there are a fabulous number, have gone to their respective summer quarters, neither piano nor masters are in any way come-at-able.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Mrs. Russell Barrington
But the old knight, look you, is not come-at-able.
From Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden
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