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big gun

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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.

Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.

THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN

There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.

I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.

THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN

Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.

This was no strange sight to the boy by that time, but it was awkward in the circumstances, for he had neither gun nor spear.

He had meted out stern justice to his own son, when he had banished big Reginald to South America; but he had his virtues.

He turned at the sound of my voice with vastly more concern than he'd betrayed under the muzzle of Piegan's gun.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

Young Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.

But we must not class in this unclean category Lord Spunyarn and his friend Haggard, who were both playing at the big table.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985