especial
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"You have done well, Bran. Here, and at the audiences. You will be an especial fine lord one day, I think."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“It’s a shame,” Grandma kept telling Martha, who was named for her and was her especial pet.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Moses, who was Mr. Jones s especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
There were two Privates of especial interest to me assigned to this detachment who were not among those who returned.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
My especial favorites were those autumnal sonatas of Signor Corelli, which had made such a stir in the century previous.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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