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appraise as in: appraised value of
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I could see it in the worried glances he gave the sun as it moved across the sky, in the anxious way he appraised every length of pipe or cut of steel.
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appraised = evaluated to assign a cash value
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- I don't know how much it's worth, because I never had it appraised. (source)
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She looked appraisingly at Regis.
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appraisingly = in the manner of someone placing a value on or judging the worth of something
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The policeman turned to appraise his prisoner in the backseat.
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appraise = judge the character of
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The appraiser from Beethovenstraat was here this morning.
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appraiser = one who places a value on things
- I am only an appraiser. (source)
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I fear that he does not appraise me at much.
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appraise = place a value on
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They were severally examined and appraised by old Joe, who chalked the sums he was disposed to give for each, upon the wall, and added them up into a total when he found there was nothing more to come.
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appraised = evaluated to assign a cash value
- She held it up to the light, then said we needed to have it appraised. (source)
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She shot an appraising glance at Roy.
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appraising = judging reliability
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As she questioned me, she studied what I wore, assessing the fabric and appraising the cost of each item and making a judgment about my taste in general.
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appraising = placing a value on
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The interest rate is higher if we borrow over 80% of the home's appraised value.
appraised = to place a value on or judge the worth of something
- They will appraise the business -- probably as a multiple of earnings.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- Having long discredited the old systems of mysticism, he now began to discredit the old appraisements of morality.† (source)
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appraise as in: appraise the situation
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She appraised the situation carefully before acting.
appraised = evaluate (consider in a comprehensive way)
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I want to appraise the competition before I settle on a strategy.
appraise = evaluate
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She appraised me for a moment.
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appraised = considered in a thoughtful way
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He gave his shirt another halfhearted, disgusted appraisal.
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appraisal = evaluation
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Appraising myself in the mirror as I brushed my teeth, I kept thinking there were two kinds of adults: There were Peter Van Houtens—miserable creatures who scoured the earth in search of something to hurt. And then there were people like my parents, who walked around zombically, doing whatever they had to do to keep walking around.
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appraising = evaluating
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His first error had been one of appraisal: Sharks were stronger than they looked.
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appraisal = evaluation and judgment
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"I can't imagine what became of my silver cross," she said, fingering the gold-link necklace under her mink stole as she paused to appraise the big house.
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appraise = evaluate (consider in a comprehensive way)
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She was studying, with deliberate appraisal, John Holbrook's bent head and the delicate chiseled line of his profile against the firelight.
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appraisal = evaluation and judgment
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She appraised him coolly.
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appraised = considered in a thoughtful way
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If one wants to appraise it, it is at once heroic and banal—but who wants to do that?
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appraise = evaluate
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Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.
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appraising = evaluating
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looked quickly at Juana's old blue skirt, saw the tears in her shawl, appraised the green ribbon on her braids, read...
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appraised = considered in a comprehensive way
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- She drew back and gave him an appraising look.† (source)
- Then she leaned back in her chair and appraised the Count in a manner acknowledging that she may have underestimated him.† (source)
- Lukemeier looked him up and down appraisingly.† (source)
- He appraised at me with an entirely new interest.† (source)
- It will appraise the situation.† (source)
- I was startled by the size of the group, which stared at me appraisingly and then, one by one, started to smile at me.† (source)
- At first, he looked at her without seeing her, then his eyes narrowed, appraised Mariam with interest.† (source)
- According to An Appraisal ofMagical Education in Europe, it puts a lot of emphasis on the Dark Arts.† (source)
- Before the war, the life of Reinhold von Rumpel was pleasant enough: he was a gemologist who ran an appraisal business out of a second-story shop behind Stuttgart's old chancellery.† (source)
- It read: "Jim Williams, Mercer House, 429 Bull Street, Tuesday 6:30 P.M." Joe nodded with the solemnity of a jeweler appraising a rare gemstone.† (source)
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- He felt defeated as he appraised her on the witness stand.† (source)
- I saw Rose give her a long, appraising, self-confident look.† (source)
- Mann appraised Hanna, her eyes settling on the ice-cream sandwiches in her hands.† (source)
- A measure of Owen's seriousness was that we could talk about the mothers of all our friends, and Owen could be extremely frank in his appraisal of my mother to me; he could get away with it, because I knew he wasn't joking.† (source)
- Hilly had it appraised a few years ago and found out it wasn't even a ruby, just a garnet, hardly worth anything.† (source)
- "He's pretty far gone," said Enoch, appraising Martin as a surgeon might assess an all-but-hopeless patient.† (source)
- A view slit in the door opened, and two soft brown eyes studied him appraisingly.† (source)
- I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she scrutinized him from head to toe, checking her appraisal of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.† (source)
- Mr. Curtain was looking Sticky up and down and nodding to himself, as if appraising a fine new piece of machinery that would come in handy.† (source)
- Most urgent was a sortie into the kitchen to discover whether it was not too late to convert the roast into cold cuts and salads, and then she must greet her son and appraise his friend and make him welcome.† (source)
- I walked to the bathroom, splashed water on my face, and then leaned over the sink, close to the mirror, and appraised myself.† (source)
- Silvia looked at each of us appraisingly.† (source)
- Sometimes they'd pretend to be furniture appraisers, offering free valuations, that's how they'd get the foot in.† (source)
- They appraise the scene.† (source)
- The first sentence was "This tome will endeavor to scrutinize, in quasi-inclusive breadth, the epistemology of ophthalmologically contrived appraisals of ocular systems and the subsequent and requisite exertions imperative for expugnation of injurious states," and as Violet read it out loud to her sister, both children felt the dread that comes when you begin a very boring and difficult book.† (source)
- "You look like a great candidate for the Number," Amy said that first day, appraising him through squinted eyes.† (source)
- Capricorn looked at Mo appraisingly before turning his eyes to the bags and chests his men had filled with coins.† (source)
- I looked at her appraisingly—large dark eyes set in a full unlined face several shades lighter than my own.† (source)
- Small clusters of men shouldered their way through the throng and cast appraising glances at the newcomers-especially at Brawne Lamia.† (source)
- She gave me an appraising look.† (source)
- Her eyes ran over my figure in an appraising way.† (source)
- His gaze became appraising.† (source)
- In my eagerness to get an appraisal from two psychiatrists, and another column to boot, have I done just what Alexis Rivera intended to avoid?† (source)
- Strigan appraised the makeshift tourniquets the girl had obviously applied.† (source)
- Despite being a chronic alcoholic, he was, in the appraisal of one doctor, a man of "fine physique."† (source)
- The ice-cold eyes appraised me exactly as they had the bed.† (source)
- Outside the window the rain pours down on all the drenched, dark goats and bicycles and children, and I stand here appraising the end of the world.† (source)
- Ullman looked at Jack coolly and appraisingly.† (source)
- The younger man could feel himself being appraised.† (source)
- LUMA SAT CROSS-LEGGED on the edge of the playing surface, her eyes calm and appraising beneath the bill of her baseball cap.† (source)
- The report came up with a disturbingly precise appraisal of Millennium's financial position; Vanger knew just how shaky things were when he first contacted Berger.† (source)
- Paul nodded, glanced to the waiting Fremen around them — the looks of curious appraisal on the faces of the Fedaykin.† (source)
- The hostess swept him an appraising once-over.† (source)
- When I first met Linda she had been a climber herself-and an exceptionally gifted one-but she'd given it up after breaking an arm, injuring her back, and subsequently making a cold appraisal of the inherent risks.† (source)
- He appraised me and readjusted the helmet, then my belt until the buckle was squared in the front and the battery hung exactly off my right hip.† (source)
- And a furniture appraiser.† (source)
- There is equipment to appraise, the technique of firemen to discuss and criticize.† (source)
- He turned quickly to see both appraising him, paleness next to paleness, hands on knees as if to bolt.† (source)
- They led the horses out into the yard and let them stand there a few moments appraising the snow while Judith went back to shut the barn door.† (source)
- I've heard quite a lot about you," and he looked Eric appraisingly up and down.† (source)
- She gave him an appraising stare.† (source)
- I look at it appraisingly, then underline it twice.† (source)
- He nods, like he's sympathetic, but she's sure she detects an appraising look, something she hasn't seen from him before.† (source)
- Call himself spent plenty of time on self-appraisal.† (source)
- She appraises them and their hate for a month or so, then lets them go because they don't hate enough.† (source)
- For a good while, Eragon appraised the contents of the tent, but then restlessness overtook him and he allowed his eyes to drift from the pool of water to the back of Arya's neck.† (source)
- I stand back and appraise Rosie's toenails.† (source)
- His purpose, as he reported to Congress, was to appraise the damage done and see what the enemy had left behind.† (source)
- M. Renard, ran forward to rescue Max from the heap, hoisting him out and appraising him with a small smile.† (source)
- She'd taken a long, appraising look at me, with my freckled skin and unruly mane of red hair, my sullen face, and decided that a proper finishing school was what was needed if I was ever to make a decent marriage.† (source)
- Theon turned to give her an appraising glance.† (source)
- I asked, and Nora gave me an appraising once-over.† (source)
- Just guessing, in an estate of this size, the administrator will be given plenty of time to find everything and have it appraised.† (source)
- She gives him a long appraising look as well, drinking in his near-nakedness, his muscular shoulders, his wet hair.† (source)
- Beside the calm, sane, appraising eyes of the dogs, her eyes looked crazy.† (source)
- He stared at Woundwort with a detached, appraising air which the General had not encountered for a very long time.† (source)
- When the dragons arrived, the Winter King had been facing the leaders of the bruised and battered allies, appraising them.† (source)
- He is left with the small boy, who sits, scratching his leg, glancing over at him appraisingly.† (source)
- At age fifty she was a handsome woman, straight-backed and conscious of her breeding, her thick black hair pulled tightly into a bun, her hazel eyes appraising behind her round spectacles.† (source)
- He smirked while appraising their chests.† (source)
- The enormous man rested his hand appraisingly on the American's shoulder.† (source)
- She shakes Teluman's hand, offers him a sack of coins, and then makes her way out the forge's back door with an appraising glance in my direction.† (source)
- And now taking my arm with sudden energy, saying, "This way, in here," almost pulling me along as the bell rang again, through a door down a short hall, a satiny bedroom, in which she stood appraising me with a smile, saying, "This is mine," as I looked at her in outrageous disbelief.† (source)
- Jason wandered through the aisles, studying manikins, touching the fabric, making his own appraisals.† (source)
- These articles permitted the rescuers to claim fair compensation for their efforts based on the appraised value of ship and cargo.† (source)
- In shooting, assessment, and appraisal.† (source)
- It was I who kept our love bidden as a guilty secret-they merely treated it for what it was by my own appraisal.† (source)
- Rusty turned it over in her hand, studying it the way an appraiser might.† (source)
- Jalil has this habit of not turning his head much, just moving his eyes, skeptical, appraising, not impressed by much.† (source)
- She stepped forward, shook Iona's hand firmly, gave her a quick, no-nonsense appraisal.† (source)
- She must've noted his appraisal, because she said, "I helped revise the manual on interrogation techniques, Puller, so spare yourself the embarrassment of trying to read me."† (source)
- Then, too, she would have advised against my marriage to Lelia, the lengthy Anglican goddess, who'd measure me ceaselessly while I slept, continually appraise our vast differences, count up the ways.† (source)
- Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.† (source)
- She just found it hard to be owned by customers; men especially thought nothing of appraising her through her clothes.† (source)
- "You looked terrific," I told her on the way home every Friday night, which was the absolute truth; Sally Jean backed up my every appraisal.† (source)
- He appraised me closely and said, "I don't know if you're more of a disgrace as a civilian or as a cadet.† (source)
- Each of us went about our business, with slow deliberateness, each being very careful not to stare at the other and at the same time sneaking glances, appraising, evaluating.† (source)
- Peters watched him coolly, appraising him like a professional gambler across the table.† (source)
- But he found a hotel room, paid his entry fees, studied his draws and had time to appraise the horses and listen to the talk.† (source)
- Metzger, acting on instructions in the will, had retained [his amiable, slightly adenoidal expert, for a percent of his valuation, to inventory and appraise Inverarity's stamp collection.† (source)
- Periodically, the horns of the Temple were blown, there was a moment's hushed appraisal of their echo and the clamor began again.† (source)
- She grinned, appraised me up and down with a gaze that was splendidly direct and then with a pattycake motion of her hand bade me to sit down next to her.† (source)
- KATE is studying her face, and ANNIE returns the gaze; this is a mutual appraisal, southern gentlewoman and working-class Irish girl, and ANNIE is not quite comfortable under it.† (source)
- (She appraises HORNBECK, puzzled) I never would have expected you to write an article like this† (source)
- But the bush boy seemed in no way perturbed; his appraisal went methodically on.† (source)
- Streaks of light probed from room to room and dived under the chairs and tables like thieves or appraisers.† (source)
- She was looking at me with neither appraisal nor welcome.† (source)
- She does not look at Jamie but she feels the cynically appraising glance he gives her face and hands.† (source)
- Mr. Doans gave her homework a long appraisal when she brought it by, next morning.† (source)
- She could see Joy observing sidewise how he handled his knife and fork and she saw too that every few minutes, the boy would dart a keen appraising glance at the girl as if he were trying to attract her attention.† (source)
- It went off with a puff and a bang and returned an hour later with Graham's official sealed appraisal.† (source)
- She appraised her mother for signs of damage.† (source)
- Voldemort was gazing at Morfin as though appraising his possibilities.† (source)
- The fair, according to one later appraisal, was a more dangerous place to work than a coal mine.† (source)
- Scrimgeour gave Harry a cold, appraising look.† (source)
- He and Jutta smuggle the device back to Viktoriastrasse 3 and appraise it beneath an electric lamp.† (source)
- Sato turned fully to Langdon now, her small eyes appraising him.† (source)
- I walk around to close the back door and appraise the 210 broken bottles of beer, still bubbling.† (source)
- He swung his shrewd, appraising gaze over to me.† (source)
- Mona raised her chin and appraised Hanna's dirty hair, crooked dress, and tear-stained face.† (source)
- There was such an air of sureness in the way she appraised her surroundings.† (source)
- Angelina gave Fred an appraising sort of look.† (source)
- She saw me appraising and gave me a grin.† (source)
- I appraised it for a long moment, playing with her a bit.† (source)
- Hermione cast an appraising eye over the veiled figure.† (source)
- I could see his eyes appraising Jacob, and looking satisfied at his obvious youth.† (source)
- S.Q. came up and looked appraisingly at them.† (source)
- Riddle did not look remotely abashed; he was still staring coldly and appraisingly at Dumbledore.† (source)
- She turned her head and appraised the SeaWorld we could see.† (source)
- Alice appraised me as I got into her Porsche.† (source)
- His eyes appraised me, taking in the damp hair, the tattered shirt.† (source)
- Emmett's laughter stopped at once, and he studied me with appraising eyes.† (source)
- His eyes were appraising as they raked quickly over my dress.† (source)
- Despite the darkness, she felt Luke appraising her, though he was trying not to be obvious about it.† (source)
- Richard's eyes, though, locked on his in a cool, almost confident appraisal.† (source)
- But no. The furniture appraiser had promised to stop by this afternoon.† (source)
- General Lee, after appraising the situation in February, had been extremely dubious.† (source)
- He takes another look, and she is still watching him, her head tilted in an attitude of appraisal.† (source)
- I can assure you it will be remedied," he added, with an appraising glance at Max.† (source)
- Appraise me as a prospective purchase, Mr. Cinque.† (source)
- He leans back to give me an appraising look.† (source)
- Judging from the appraising gleam in his eyes, he knew it.† (source)
- Luke appraised the game with his thumbs hitched in his pockets.† (source)
- His visitor appraised him for a moment before concluding that the professor was speaking the truth.† (source)
- The appraisal was not loathsome to him; he was Cain.† (source)
- Ralph appraised her with a sideways look.† (source)
- Sitting silently, exhausted from the screaming, she thinks back on that appraising look at dinner.† (source)
- The police turned to appraise his demon cry.† (source)
- Salander took an appraising look around.† (source)
- Except to add that your appraisal of my abilities might not be lost on my superiors.† (source)
- The actress appraises our friend through a stream of cigarette smoke.† (source)
- She had to think; she had to appraise the situation.† (source)
- Osha gave the huge stableboy an appraising look.† (source)
- "Our mysterious Gemma," Felicity says, appraising me a bit too closely for comfort.† (source)
- His job was to gather Mr. Hubbard's assets, appraise them, protect them, and report to the court.† (source)
- They pay me to appraise, not fraternize.† (source)
- He laughed with sincere pleasure, appraising Max like a delighted relative.† (source)
- She could feel the cool appraisal in his gaze.† (source)
- His black eyes appraised me for a second, and then he shrugged.† (source)
- "Is that so?" he wondered, cocking his head to appraise her.† (source)
- "Mm-hm," the tall, bony man murmured, his eyes appraising me curiously.† (source)
- I met her appraising stare and was suddenly determined not to fail.† (source)
- "I've been wondering," I said, appraising him with mock concern.† (source)
- It was another reason why John was needed at home, to appraise the situation for himself.† (source)
- Appraisals often contain germane facts, Professor.† (source)
- Mr. Bumble watches her as if he's appraising a piece of land he might buy.† (source)
- After appraising her, Kolbyt grunted to his cousin.† (source)
- Quite correctly, in my judgement, for your appraisal was accurate when we spoke over the telephone.† (source)
- Singbe also told of his time in the baracoons and how he was appraised by Ruiz.† (source)
- He looked at the two men, appraisal in his expression.† (source)
- She appraises the progress on the building.† (source)
- The two stood for long moments appraising each other.† (source)
- Will's father turned at last to appraise the tall man who stood in the door.† (source)
- Appraising the figure she herself cut in such gatherings, Abigail was good-naturedly realistic.† (source)
- These aren't half bad," Jacob appraised as we pushed them through the cover of the trees.† (source)
- They stared at each other with appraising eyes.† (source)
- Cooper's face remained a mask of stern appraisal.† (source)
- The bodyguards appraised me like I might have just made their day more interesting.† (source)
- The real estate appraisals were complete.† (source)
- The European walked around in suede gloves, appraising his artistry, and it was artistry.† (source)
- He appraised it and then glanced at the grounds about them, lingering upon the statue of Bram.† (source)
- I appraised his fierce expression-the fire in his brilliant eyes.† (source)
- It's a percentage based on the aggregate appraised value of ship and cargo.† (source)
- It was obvious that her eyes appraised a distasteful scene.† (source)
- Each of the demon's seven heads appraised the little girl with a mixture of fear and wonder.† (source)
- Mrs. Nightwing appraises Pippa during our free time.† (source)
- The total appraised value of Seth's real estate was $2,160,000.† (source)
- Her expression remained stoic as she appraised Max.† (source)
- He looked at me carefully again, appraising the terror in my eyes.† (source)
- I had to make a clear appraisal of my circumstances and the possibilities before me.† (source)
- Once the girl departed, the teacher turned and appraised Max with her mismatched eyes.† (source)
- The words were as misplaced as the captain's appraisal of what he saw.† (source)
- Accountants, appraisers, tax advisers, folks like that.† (source)
- The moonlight gleamed in its huge, wet eyes as it appraised Max like some ancient and terrible god.† (source)
- "I like to see their colors in the sun," declared Claudia, appraising the four shimmering trout.† (source)
- Others would come during the day, closer appraisals.† (source)
- Its report was attached to the inventory, along with the property appraisals.† (source)
- The nicknames were unfair and did not give an accurate picture or appraisal of the woman.† (source)
- The woman stopped, appraising Bourne's reaction.† (source)
- Appraising his mirrored profile with an approving air, he smacked his stout belly and exhaled.† (source)
- Long seconds passed while the smuggler appraised them.† (source)
- And we need to pay the appraisers, the accountants, and the consulting firm.† (source)
- Turning to Max, Bram calmly appraised him.† (source)
- She raised her head, appraising my reaction.† (source)
- On the table, the Boy Scout spat, and took a fresh appraisal of Easter.† (source)
- KATE'S face loses its remaining hope, still appraising her youth.† (source)
- I took that as a mild appraisal of the situation.† (source)
- Was he now, in his silence, measuring her, appraising her?† (source)
- "Now," she said, appraising me closely, scrutinizing every feature on my face.† (source)
- He looked at the children critically; but there was in his appraisal no suggestion of scorn.† (source)
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