Example Sentences

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"You see, he used to be upright as anybody," he went on explanatively.

From Penrod by Tarkington, Booth

"Thet paper don't 'mount ter beans, no how!" he said, quietly but explanatively as he returned to the bed.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert