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"I have been hunting at Beaumanoir," replied he extenuatingly; "that must explain, not excuse, my apparent neglect."

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William

Garnet told the New Englander much about New England, touching extenuatingly on the blueness of its laws, the decay of its religion, and the inevitable decline of its industries.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

"They didn't have any real church dress-up wedding," explained Clara Belle extenuatingly.

From New Chronicles of Rebecca by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

"Still," thought Paul, extenuatingly, "perhaps that is his way."

From Paul Prescott's Charge by Alger, Horatio

"But the dear child's voice," she said extenuatingly, "has really been very much taxed."

From The First Soprano by Hitchcock, Mary