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She received me with some degree of kindness; but the half-cordiality of her manner towards me was evidently founded on the impassableness of the gulf between us.

From The Portent & Other Stories by MacDonald, George

Against the very impassableness of the barrier the doctor's will chafed, even while his hope gave way.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

My adventure had taught me the impassableness of the forest, and after that experience I was never again tempted to make excursions without a guide.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

Later, at the piano, she played for him, and at him, aggressively, with the vague intent of emphasizing the impassableness of the gulf that separated them. 

From Martin Eden by London, Jack

His square shoulders and tapering body I had somehow come to associate with military impassableness, and the easy, self-possessed way in which he moved through the crowd in the room confirmed my impression.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob