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The herdsman's farm produced very little food, and the inaccessibleness of its situation made it difficult to bring in supplies from without.

From King Alfred of England Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

It was her exquisite inaccessibleness, the sense of distance she could convey without a hint of disdain, that made it most difficult for him to give her up.

From House of Mirth by Wharton, Edith

Charles experienced a particle of that dismay when the Great little Man for whom he had hitherto felt an almost playful affection suddenly appeared to him with the attributes of majesty—remoteness, scorn, and inaccessibleness.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

Every inhabitant of York, able to indulge in the luxury of a carriage, or a saddle horse, or given to extensive pedestrian excursions, continued to regret the inaccessibleness of the peninsula.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

It cannot be pretended, that the dryness or inaccessibleness of their country hath been their preservation; for their country hath been often penetrated, though never entirely subdued.

From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Cox, Francis Augustus