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appreciate as in: I appreciate your help.
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I appreciate the importance of this decision.
appreciate = recognize
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I appreciate your wanting to help, but this is something I need to do myself.
appreciate = am grateful for
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She does not feel appreciated.
appreciated = valued
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I would appreciate it if you would let me finish the story without interruption.
appreciate = be grateful
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Sometimes you don't appreciate what you have because you're too focused on what you want.
appreciate = value
- I don't really appreciate expensive wine. It is wasted on me.
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I try to appreciate the good people and things that are in my life.
appreciate = be grateful for
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We appreciate your cooperation.
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appreciate = are grateful for
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Tate, I appreciate your teaching me to read and all those things you gave me.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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He was not well-educated or political, but if nothing else, he was a man who appreciated fairness.
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appreciated = valued
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Do you really appreciate him?
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appreciate = value and feel grateful for
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"No," I said, "but I really appreciate your refusal to give in to breakfasty social conventions."
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appreciate = am grateful for
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But if you want to buy a few extra onions for Mary Lou, I'm sure she'd appreciate it.
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appreciate = be grateful
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He should appreciate the last breaths moving in and out of his lungs while those lungs are still under his control.
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appreciate = enjoy
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He said he didn't know why he even bothered to come home anymore, since he no longer got the slightest bit of appreciation for his ideas.
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appreciation = gratitude or recognition of value
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It would probably be a mistake, however, to conclude thereby that McCandless failed to appreciate the beauty of the country around him, that he was unmoved by the power of the landscape.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or be grateful for
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In my lonesome hours nothing would be more appreciated than to look at pictures of the family.
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appreciated = valued
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I just want to extend my thanks to you for doing
this on short notice. Everybody at InGen appreciates it. (source)appreciates = is grateful for
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I thought if I spelled out the meaning of Daddy to you, it would help you along. I was trying to say, here, try these things, I will so appreciate it.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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My mother and I liked this Indian-ness in our background. She said it made us appreciate the gifts of nature; it made us closer to the land.
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appreciate = recognize and enjoy the value
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Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees, he thought.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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He didn't like shopping malls, but he appreciated that Garrett was trying to be friendly.
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appreciated = was grateful
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...a gold railroad watch inscribed: To Ezra Ford in appreciation of thirty years' service to the Milwaukee Road.
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appreciation = gratitude
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Today, though, I'd appreciate it if you would keep your mind on the examination.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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This is very thoughtful of you, Jeremy, and we appreciate them.
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appreciate = are grateful for
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Breakfast was as delicious as ever, and I wondered if there would come a time when I wouldn't appreciate these amazing meals.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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"Don't you oh well me, sir," Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, "you are not old enough to appreciate what I said."
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of
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Simply to be alive to watch the sun rise over the sparkling snowy hillside ought to have been the greatest treasure on earth, yet he could not appreciate it:
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or be grateful for
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I think his shortcoming increased his appreciation; he loved it all indiscriminately—Beethoven, the latest love ditty, jazz, a hymn—it was all profoundly musical to Phineas.
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appreciation = gratitude or recognition of value
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But By sure didn't appreciate it.
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appreciate = recognize the value or feel gratitude for
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I can't study next door in the afternoons, and I would appreciate it if you would reconsider my request!
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appreciate = be grateful for
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Anyway, even if she's sugarcoating my good points, I appreciate it.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or am grateful for
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Any information you have pertaining to Princess Alyss will be highly appreciated and, in due time, rewarded.
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appreciated = valued
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Bloom said: "Much as I appreciate the compliment, I find that my interests lie right here in this city."
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appreciate = am grateful for
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I'm going to try to get right to the point. I'm sure we'll all appreciate that in the long run.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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You helped me escape from my problems for a while, and I appreciate that, but I have to face reality.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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I appreciated their interest, and what I took as their friendly concern, and I bore the notion with me for some days.
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appreciated = was grateful
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He must have known how much I appreciated the place, which I visited a number of times over the years.
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appreciated = valued
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The aims of these groups are entirely irreconcilable… Winston stopped reading, chiefly in order to appreciate the fact that he was reading, in comfort and safety.
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appreciate = enjoy (be grateful for)
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He said with appreciation: "Good for you, Vera! You've got your wits about you-even if you have been scared half out of your life."
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appreciation = recognition of the value of something
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George said wonderingly, "S'pose they was a carnival or a circus come to town, or a ball game, or any damn thing."
Old Candy nodded in appreciation of the idea. (source)appreciation = enjoyment
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We couldn't do without Katczinsky; he has a sixth sense. There are such people everywhere but one does not appreciate it at first.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of
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One of them added that it was hard lines that there wasn't any gentleman 'such like as like yourself, squire', to show some sort of appreciation of their efforts in a liquid form.
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appreciation = gratitude
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"Well done for a yearling!" said the Sea Lion, who could appreciate good swimming.
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appreciate = recognize
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...said he was just loadened down with more gaudier chances than a prisoner ever had in the world to make a name for himself, and yet he didn't know enough to appreciate them, and they was just about wasted on him.
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appreciate = recognize the value of
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An old soldier might be supposed to prize only the bloody laurel on his brow; but here was one who seemed to have a young girl's appreciation of the floral tribe.
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appreciation = enjoyment
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Her merit in being gifted by Nature with strength and courage was fully appreciated by the Miss Bertrams; her delight in riding was like their own; her early excellence in it was like their own, and they had great pleasure in praising it.
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appreciated = valued
- Then, perhaps sensing its efforts were underappreciated, the dog stopped bringing gifts, but by then Claude had begun his campaign.† (source)
- He stomped off into the graveyard, feeling unloved and underappreciated.† (source)
- They'd paddled around the bay, moving far quicker than she'd expected, and they'd seen harbor seals, and pelicans, and Mae was convinced this was a criminally underappreciated sport, and the bay a body of water woefully underused.† (source)
- While there's no doubt that not having Percy's explosive ability hurt us, in my opinion, the person we missed most was Louis Murphy, who I'd always thought was publicly underappreciated.† (source)
- Another Nieman Fellow, Terry Tang, cooked me duck and turnips—we spent a good part of an hour discussing the virtue of the lowly turnip and decided that it is greatly underappreciated—and once she even brought me a banana split.† (source)
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The tribal chieftains will appreciate what you do.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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We appreciate the— no, we appreciate everything which you have put into the tree for us.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or am grateful for
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"We don't appreciate sarcasm here at Trace Middle," said Miss Hennepin.
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appreciate = like
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I really do appreciate you all, and I'll definitely want your help getting started tomorrow.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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"Yes, we'd appreciate having a copy of the will, Ms. Pulaski," Theo replied.
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appreciate = be grateful for
- But she says what she thinks, and lately I've come to appreciate her a great deal. (source)
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"I didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate—"
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appreciate = value
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He should allow himself to spend his final moments appreciating who he was.
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appreciating = being grateful for
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I appreciate your coming to see me in here, I do.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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"Saw your dad though, Ron. He looks fine."
Ron nodded his appreciation of this news. (source)appreciation = recognition of the value or importance of; and/or gratitude
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It's only now that he's been corrupted that I can fully appreciate the real Peeta.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or am grateful for
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Quick answers were appreciated in this household.
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appreciated = valued
- Mom nodded at all our preparations; she'd always appreciated self-sufficiency. (source)
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Do you appreciate your father, bachem?
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appreciate = value and feel grateful for
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Say this to her: "Lily would appreciate a sign letting her know that you love her."
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appreciate = be grateful for
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The forest had a good laugh at that, but The Cat didn't appreciate the teasing.
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appreciate = enjoy
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He looked at Mr. Tate as if he appreciated what he said.
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appreciated = recognized the value or importance of; and/or was grateful for
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It's classic, just like those TV shows—and I ain't appreciating you disrespecting my patois.
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appreciating = being grateful for
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I appreciate everything you've done for me, all of you.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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It never seems to bother him when no one else appreciates his jokes.
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appreciates = recognizes the value or importance of; and/or is grateful for
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I started appreciating Mother Nature, what she'd done with the world.
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appreciating = being grateful for
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I appreciate you making things look authentic, but you didn't need to go that far.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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But he found nothing too much when it was in appreciation of Alyss.
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appreciation = admiration
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"Waddling is an underappreciated art," Bibwit heard the gwynook say to the caterpillar.
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underappreciated = not adequately valued
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Ta-Kumsaw was coming to appreciate what the boy was.
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appreciate = to recognize the value or importance of
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The sentiment, certainly, is very kind, and one I deeply appreciate.
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appreciate = am grateful for
- You've always been kind to us, and I hope you know that I appreciate it. (source)
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I appreciated her gentle, laconic manner and understanding mien toward my youth and naivety.
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appreciated = was grateful for
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Like, I know you're waiting for me to get better, and I really appreciate all your texts and everything.
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appreciate = am grateful for
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And as the truck bounced along the dirt, he was able to appreciate the air blowing through the open window onto his hot and sweaty face.
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appreciate = enjoy (be grateful for)
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We appreciate it.
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I guess I should have told Momma that I really appreciated her helping me get my friend back but I didn't have to.
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appreciated = was grateful for
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They have to leave their mark. They can't just watch. They can't just appreciate. They can't just fit into the natural order. They have to make something unnatural happen.
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appreciate = recognize the good
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Daisy and I were scanning stations in search of a song by a particular brilliant and underappreciated boy band when we landed upon a news story.
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underappreciated = not adequately valued
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We did not have the correct change for the parking meter, so Gramps wrote a long note about how he was a visitor from Bybanks, Kentucky, and he was a World War II veteran with German shrapnel in his leg, and he kindly appreciated the members of the fair city of Madison allowing him to park in this space even though he did not have the correct change for the meter.
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appreciated = was grateful
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Thank you, I'd appreciate that.
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appreciate = be grateful for
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I only hope Bertus improves under her influence, or that Bep finds another man, one who knows how to appreciate her!
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appreciate = recognize the value of
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With a nod and unpleasant smile to Harry, who was evidently expected to appreciate this treatment of Cattermole, Yaxley swept away toward another lift.
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appreciate = recognize the value or importance of; and/or am grateful for
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Stanley wondered if this was how a condemned man felt on his way to the electric chair, appreciating all of the good things in life for the last time.
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appreciating = being grateful for
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We appreciate it.
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appreciate = are grateful for
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No biggie—just a note for the permanent file, saying you folks appreciated me helping out your boy.
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appreciated = were grateful for
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"He felt that this was the greatest opportunity ever offered to his profession in this country, and he could not make them appreciate it," she said.
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appreciate = recognize the value of
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When Mom mentioned Jackson Pollock once, Lucy Jo said that she had Polish blood and therefore did not appreciate Mom using derogatory names for Polish people.
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appreciate = enjoy
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I appreciate that.
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Max appreciated the gesture, and to justify her bringing it home, he read the paper from cover to cover and showed her the puzzle a few hours later, completed but for one word.
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appreciated = was grateful
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More likely the two older boys discovered that their five-year-old victim did not mind the excursion; that far from struggling and shrieking, he merely gazed at the skeleton with cool appreciation.
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appreciation = enjoyment
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My maids didn't ask about my puffy eyes, they just made them less swollen. They didn't question my mess of hair, they just smoothed it. And I appreciated that.
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appreciated = was grateful
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One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things.
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appreciate = enjoy
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appreciate as in: I appreciate the complexities
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I didn't appreciate how long it would take to write a good report.
appreciate = understand
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- She doesn't fully appreciate our difficulties.
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She has no appreciation of the delicacy of the negotiations.
appreciation = understanding
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I appreciate your concerns about my proposal.
appreciate = understand
- Scientists did not initially appreciate the complexity of genetic expression.
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"With each passing minute, I'm developing a deeper appreciation of the word mortified," he said finally.
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appreciation = understanding
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At that stage of my youth, death remained as abstract a concept as non-Euclidean geometry or marriage. I didn't yet appreciate its terrible finality or the havoc it could wreak on those who'd entrusted the deceased with their hearts.
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
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I was too worried and scared to appreciate the fact that he was trying to be funny.
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He was only just beginning to appreciate what had happened.
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Before I dazzle you with the symphonic sound of this unit, let me point out some of its less-appreciated features.
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- For a moment or two the forest and all the other dimly appreciated places echoed with the parody of laughter. (source)
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- It looked so easy, but the moment Kit took the wool cards into her hands she appreciated Mercy's skill. (source)
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It was suspended for a moment in their gaze, as if to give the vast audience time to appreciate everything, the raw look of the victim's face, the empty street, the steel animal a bullet nosing the target.
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
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After several more encounters Belknap began to appreciate why Myrta had fallen so thoroughly for the man.
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appreciate = understand
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BENEATHA: (With appreciation of the two meanings, which escape RUTH and WALTER) Un-huh.
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appreciation = understanding (of a situation)
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This was when I first appreciated the comforts of real personhood, and its attendant secrets, among which is the harmonious relation between a self and his society.
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appreciated = understood
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'You haven't a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,' he said almost sadly. 'Even when you write it you're still thinking in Oldspeak.'
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appreciation = understanding
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On Blore's side, assisting him to the best of our ability, will be myself, Dr. Armstrong and Miss Claythorne. You will appreciate, therefore, that the odds against you if you choose to resist will be somewhat heavy.
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
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It appreciated fully the chain of national circumstances which had elicited this tribute from Montenegro's warm little heart.
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You have been tutored and refined by books and retirement from the world, and you are therefore somewhat fastidious; but this only renders you the more fit to appreciate the extraordinary merits of this wonderful man.
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- She regarded her cousin as an example of everything good and great, as possessing worth which no one but herself could ever appreciate, and as entitled to such gratitude from her as no feelings could be strong enough to pay. (source)
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But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
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But the pilot, to his credit, appreciated the gravity of my predicament and didn't give up.
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appreciated = understood (a situation)
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"Only the difference between truth and lie, courage and cowardice," said Professor McGonagall, who had turned pale, "a difference, in short, which you and your sister seem unable to appreciate."
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
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"Its failure to appreciate its importance," the souvenir said, "has cost the Exposition Company many thousands of dollars."
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appreciate = understand
- At the time, Geyer wrote, "I was not able to appreciate the intense significance of the renting of the Poplar Street house and the delivery of a stove of such immense size." (source)
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Burnham wrote: "a feeling of discouragement allied to hopelessness came over those who then first realized the extent and magnitude of the proposed undertaking, and appreciated the inexorable conditions of a time-limitation to the work…."
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There was another irony he failed to appreciate: His struggle to mold me in his image had been successful after all.
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appreciate = understand (a situation)
- Moreover, as the ground thawed, his route turned into a gauntlet of boggy muskeg and impenetrable alder, and McCandless belatedly came to appreciate one of the fundamental (if counterintuitive) axioms of the North: winter, not summer, is the preferred season for traveling overland through the bush. (source)
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If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal, that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself. The greatest gains and values are farthest from being appreciated. We easily come to doubt if they exist.
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It wasn't so much that I found her so pretty or attractive, which I would often come to hear about her from acquaintances like Renny Banerjee or the fellows at Murasan's, for at the time I didn't fully know how to look at a Western woman and immediately appreciate what should be beautiful and prized.
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I'm not sure if I've ever appreciated fully the moral or deeper meanings of the story, which it no doubt has, but nevertheless it makes me think of many notions, the first being that the man has begun, whether knowing it or not, a sort of quest or journey, and ultimately finds himself, if in spiritual disillusion.
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You do not appreciate, comrade, the mighty thing that we have done.
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But I quite appreciate the fact that we are all strangers to one another and that in those circumstances, nobody can be exonerated without the fullest proof.
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You do not deserve the office, if you cannot appreciate the talents of your company a little better.
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appreciate as in: We hope our home will appreciate
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The home appreciated in value.
appreciated = increased
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We expect our home to appreciate in value and make retiring easier when our children have moved out and we sell it.
appreciate = increase
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...we have increased our capital to $11,587.50, an appreciation of twenty-seven point eight percent calculated on an annual basis.
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appreciation = increase in value
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This car is only going to appreciate in value.
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appreciate = increase
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Real estate advertisements were full of testimonials to its location and appreciating values.
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appreciating = increasing
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The colored lady said the pieces [of furniture] had aged and appreciated.
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appreciated = increased in value
- In fact I've had several market appraisals done in recent years, with the consensus being that my house hasn't fallen in price (as everything else in the county has, especially commercial properties like my former store), but has even appreciated somewhat; (source)
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The coins over the years have, as you might imagine, appreciated in value enormously.
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appreciated = increased
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The Chinese intervened so their currency would not appreciate relative to the dollar.
appreciate = increase in value
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Appreciation of our home has about matched inflation.
appreciation = the increase in value
- I do look forward to your criticisms, which, to my shame and glory, are always grand appreciations.† (source)
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- He was a pure man of letters, untimely born in a world that had no need of letters; but after publishing one volume of brief and exquisite literary appreciations, of which one hundred and twenty copies were sold, thirty given away, and the balance eventually destroyed by the publishers (as per contract) to make room for more marketable material, he had abandoned his real calling, and taken a sub-editorial job on a women's weekly, where fashion-plates and paper patterns alternated with New England love-stories and advertisements of temperance drinks.† (source)
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Webster ... gave his imprimatur to to appreciate (i.e., to rise in value)...
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- And I appreciate your concern.† (source)
- You will appreciate that it would be impossible otherwise for members to participate in hunt activities such as Horseback Head-Juggling and Head Polo.† (source)
- I appreciate your thoughtfulness.† (source)
- I'd appreciate it if you slept with one of those blankets under you, what with the mud and everything.† (source)
- "Greatly appreciated," Josh says.† (source)
- Having grown up in southern Iran, I experienced enough physical discomforts to make me truly appreciate a nice resort.† (source)
- Three Body is intended for people in your class because the common crowd cannot appreciate its meaning and mood.† (source)
- And I appreciate your concern.† (source)
- "The business of a gentleman," the colonel repeated with a smile, as if he appreciated the turn of phrase.† (source)
- Very few people, Mamaw told me, appreciate how unimportant your fist is when it comes to hitting someone.† (source)
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- Under different circumstances he might appreciate the tailoring, the fineness of the cloth, the sharpness of the cut.† (source)
- During this time he supported the family by working as a buyer for the ironmonger, who appreciated his intellect enough not to ask questions.† (source)
- Not necessarily to talk, but just to be together and appreciate them.† (source)
- I appreciate your coming back for us, okay?† (source)
- The teacher made Wes laugh—he was thin and balding, and full of old jokes—but Wes appreciated his skill and his commitment to this group of young men about whom nobody else seemed to care.† (source)
- It will get smaller and smaller until we see where the tracks end, the forests and fields I last saw when I was too young to appreciate them.† (source)
- Success was slow to come, and when it did, it was much appreciated, but the effort seemed out of proportion to the reward.† (source)
- I would have appreciated some sympathetic faces in the courtroom to signal to the court that this case was different, but there were none.† (source)
- They say you only really appreciate a garden once you reach a certain age, and I suppose there is a truth in that.† (source)
- I think he would appreciate it.† (source)
- Your business will be appreciated.† (source)
- I am disappointed and surprised, Robert, that you do not appreciate the extent to which you are in my debt.† (source)
- My dad wasn't one to go fishing for compliments or signs of appreciation, but still, I couldn't quite believe he actually thought that.† (source)
- They appreciated the fact that I usually got the answers right, but ... When Mr. Dimming gave us multiple-choice questions to answer, I had to think for only a moment, then hit the correct letter on my machine.† (source)
- His emotions were scattered: appreciation for Minho standing up to everybody on his behalf, disbelief at Gally's continuous belligerence, fear of what the final decision would be.† (source)
- But if you do want to help, Tally and I would appreciate it.† (source)
- I think you of all people would understand that because I think you of all people are alive and appreciate what that means.† (source)
- He could apologize to Matthew and Mark, too, for not appreciating the checkers and card games they played with him when he knew they'd rather be outside.† (source)
- He appreciates that they are trying to play the game.† (source)
- "I can't tell you how much we appreciate this," Violet said, carefully.† (source)
- Mrs. Hawkins pushed the rest of the sheets of paper into her bag and said, "Well, I appreciate you doing it on your own, dear.† (source)
- I appreciate that window more than you do.† (source)
- We appreciate your continued support, Congressman, and hope you can sway the committee toward granting us the emergency funding we need.† (source)
- And I said, 'I appreciate that very much, Mr. Adler, but even where he is now, James has got connections.† (source)
- It's not like I don't appreciate what you're doing.† (source)
- I'm sure Prince Maxon will appreciate knowing that my absence is your doing.† (source)
- Mrs. Heine, I want you to know that I appreciate your coming down, though, what with this weather we've been having.† (source)
- Mai sat on her bed and appreciated that she had an actual room with walls and a door that belonged to her and to Willow.† (source)
- Number Two, I think your followers and viewers will appreciate you continuing to do this essential work.† (source)
- With the schedule had come a map of the high school—middle school campus, which I appreciated, and a handwritten note to Mom from Mrs. Gates, which I did not.† (source)
- And then I was tired from screaming and Mother took me back to the flat in another taxi and the next morning was Saturday and she told Mr. Shears to go out and get me some books about science and maths from the library, and they were called 100 Number Puzzles and The Origins of the Universe and Nuclear Power, but they were for children and they were not very good so I didn't read them, and Mr. Shears said, "Well, it's nice to know my contribution is appreciated."† (source)
- I'll do it for a few more years, then I'll give it to his parents to give to him when he's older and ready to appreciate it.† (source)
- She laughed again and said, "Good, because I don't think her new husband would appreciate the competition.† (source)
- Our bond had a peculiar fertility that I was wise enough to appreciate, and also, perhaps, wise enough to appreciate in silence.† (source)
- So I said, "Look, it's not like I don't appreciate being asked, and all, but I really don't think I can come.† (source)
- I don't think they appreciated us wrecking their plants, but we were having such a fun time, I swear we didn't notice!† (source)
- It felt a little awkward, but by the way Spencer squeezed her hand, Emily could tell she appreciated it.† (source)
- It was the vehicle he used to create a world that was comfortable for him, peopled by characters who appreciated him and whom he had control over, as he didn't in real life.† (source)
- The ones I met were "in a category of citizens" that any country could have used and even appreciated.† (source)
- He looks around the kitchen, nodding to an invisible audience able to appreciate the magnitude of my ignorance.† (source)
- I do my work in the kitchen, try to appreciate the fact that she's not hanging around with me in here.† (source)
- It's a good thing that you befriended the princess, and I appreciate your honesty and unwavering friendship with her.† (source)
- Neither of them objects, which fills me with appreciation for them, knowing they both have faith in me.† (source)
- Well, I really appreciate that.† (source)
- For the first time I truly appreciate the expression, because the salt in the water makes the pain of my wounds so blinding I nearly black out.† (source)
- She realized she hadn't said much since they'd started, and she appreciated the silence he had allowed her.† (source)
- This man doesn't deserve an ounce of appreciation from me.† (source)
- So I thought of Amah only as someone for my comfort, the way you might think of a fan in the summer or a heater in the winter, a blessing you appreciate and love only when it is no longer there.† (source)
- I appreciated his humanitarianism.† (source)
- "And, Captain," said Miss Simpkins, "I would appreciate it if Mr. Cruse here would keep his distance from my charge.† (source)
- From our room we can hear them, but Nenny just sleeps and doesn't appreciate these things.† (source)
- For once, I'd appreciate it if you would let me do my daily tours of duty without worrying myself sick over what you're up to.† (source)
- I have a vast appreciation for things that others may take for granted.† (source)
- I appreciate your help.† (source)
- It had a beauty he alone could appreciate.† (source)
- We should not only enjoy and appreciate our food, we should enjoy making it and eating it in the company of others.† (source)
- Your speech must be at least five minutes long, and it must include honest thoughts about your accomplishments and sincere appreciation.† (source)
- But I would very much appreciate if you would kindly be able to tell us about your and Hana's story.† (source)
- The aunt was used to a different type of food, but that did not prevent her from being able to appreciate the wonderful meal Tita had prepared.† (source)
- troy: Yeah, I appreciate that, Bono.† (source)
- I don't care if you tell her parents where she is, but I'd appreciate it if you told me.† (source)
- The frost patterns on the window were as beautiful as always, but I could not appreciate them.† (source)
- We appreciate that.† (source)
- 'Pearl needs to find a husband,' My daughters are such a drain,' No one appreciates what I do for them,' yap yap yap.† (source)
- He wiped his hands, belched his appreciation, and went to the door.† (source)
- It is of course well known that careless talk costs lives, but the full scale of the problem is not always appreciated.† (source)
- I really appreciate the fact that you didn't turn me into Child Protective Services.† (source)
- Watching the display, Artemis appreciated fully, perhaps for the first time, the service provided by the Butler family.† (source)
- Who would have appreciated her, and bought her pretty clothes and taken her to Paris for her birthday, and given her the life she deserved?† (source)
- If you could please just transfer me to the afternoon sections of these classes, I would appreciate it because of this car problem.† (source)
- Though she has acquired a taste for classical music over the years—"it's like learning to appreciate a stinky cheese"—she's been a not-always-delighted captive audience for many of my marathon rehearsals.† (source)
- Back in the hood the air was kept from moving and his face grew warmer and the fact that his head was warm seemed to warm his whole body and once he became accustomed to the cold he could look around and appreciate the world around him.† (source)
- It was only later, when I replayed it all, that I appreciated how perfectly shaped a chance it was for me.† (source)
- He leans against his Jaguar and aims his gaze up at the house so that I have to pause for appreciation also.† (source)
- We appreciate the hospitality.† (source)
- The lake would sparkle with reds and blues and greens, like a mirror, and the picnickers would make low sounds of appreciation.† (source)
- Look, kid, I been holed up in bed with some kind of flu and I don't appreciate being dragged to the phone like this—† (source)
- ToHMAS had its own celebration where I received a certificate in appreciation of my activities of the previous two years.† (source)
- Her appreciation was tangible, but then she leaned forward slightly, her tone still soft, but serious.† (source)
- I really appreciate that you have offered me to stay with you.† (source)
- He told the woman who opened it that he'd appreciate doing her woodpile, if she could spare him something to eat.† (source)
- It does brood over this ramshackle city of half a million people in a way that the neurotic poet-king probably would have appreciated.† (source)
- And I used my mom as an excuse, accusing her of not appreciating or accepting me, when I should have been saying those words into a mirror.† (source)
- I knew she was grateful that I had come to her; I knew she appreciated my efforts to comfort her, however lame.† (source)
- Only people who take their music seriously can really appreciate what our little E'lir here did tonight.† (source)
- Nobu Toshikazu and the Chairman—Iwamura Ken, I mean ...Chairman Iwamura would appreciate your company greatly.† (source)
- Sosnowiec was the only place where life was good, where people were musical and could appreciate a good violinist.† (source)
- I must get them out soon or I shall lose that proper glow of appreciation one feels right after receiving gifts one does not need or even like all that much.† (source)
- Please don't take offense, but we'd appreciate it if you'd refrain from hunting in this immediate area.† (source)
- Often his answers surprise her, convincing her to appreciate an object she would have otherwise dismissed.† (source)
- But they loved and appreciated him.† (source)
- I lectured about the joy of life, about how much I appreciated life, even with so little of my own left.† (source)
- He appreciated Russo's low-key manner and quick humor, and Russo was struck by Nathaniel's talent and intelligence.† (source)
- I don't mean just that he work and he clean up after himself and he appreciate some of the things God was playful enough to make.† (source)
- I—I-justice of Toren—tolerated the habit because it was harmless, and because it was quite possible that one of my captains would appreciate it.† (source)
- But it was only when they reached the main entrance that they appreciated just how vast the tree was.† (source)
- Mrs. Lincoln, I appreciate your candor, and I will try to be as frank with you as you have been with me.† (source)
- "Not everyone," the girl observed in the same detached drawl, "seems to appreciate the accommodations at the bunkers."† (source)
- Car sales wasn't fulfilling—even though the good people of Wayne County bought from me, showing their love and appreciation for my military service.† (source)
- I declared to my guests: "Friends, there is nothing like your own family to make you appreciate strangers!"† (source)
- Anyway, Jack, I'd appreciate it if you and your wife would keep an eye out for rats in the kitchen, as well.† (source)
- She appreciated his comfort with his own body, and his wanton attitude to hers, and the rhythm and strum of his touch, and his beauty, his animal beauty, and the pleasure he evoked in her.† (source)
- As the service ended, each unit left a token of appreciation—a unit patch or coin, something.† (source)
- She wrote: Most respected philosopher, Your generous correspondence course in philosophy is greatly appreciated by us here.† (source)
- And what we have before us are the rich feasts that conscience cannot appreciate and mortal men cannot know without regret.† (source)
- Her stomach rumbled in grateful appreciation of the first food she'd tasted since the nachos she'd eaten with Simon.† (source)
- Perhaps because Young had played for other NFL teams, he appreciated better than most what Walsh had brought to the passing game.† (source)
- If this is possible, then, I believe that the Soviet people would appreciate this humanitarian gesture.† (source)
- Matthew, wearing a red wool sweater and now sporting sideburns, called my mother's picture "promising" (knowing to appreciate a subject with a full head) and Boo's "startling and emotional."† (source)
- They said they appreciated that, but they had a greater duty to the public and they had deadlines to meet.† (source)
- Kind of the way people who really know clothing can appreciate the fme details that separate a cheap gray wool suit from an expensive hand-tailored gray wool suit.† (source)
- They've got this phone strapped to my head for emergency calls, so I'd appreciate it if you'd connect me.† (source)
- As soon as he had overcome his fear of the dogs, he was able to appreciate the beauty of the moment.† (source)
- I started to move, but Mikey, like the brilliant officer he was, had appreciated the situation and already called it.† (source)
- In the process, he made friends with his teammates, and he appreciated the concern the other parents showed for him and his family.† (source)
- "But, Mother, I didn't fail," I moaned, thinking she hadn't appreciated how much my work had improved.† (source)
- I enjoy life so much more now, and I try hard to appreciate each and every day, but deep down I am still afraid it will be taken away.† (source)
- I asked him why, and he said, "Because you're like she is —you keep me in check, and I appreciate that."† (source)
- She was sure that a man as refined as he would appreciate the gesture.† (source)
- Again I express my appreciation for whatever you can do to help Miss Kaysen.† (source)
- I appreciate that you actually showed yourself to be greater than your prejudices and have given me a chance here.† (source)
- This banquet is just a small sample of the hospitality our Food Testing Kitchens here on Ladies' Day would like to offer in appreciation for your visit.† (source)
- I told them I appreciated their time and interest but that I wouldn't be coming to their school that next year.† (source)
- How can we appreciate anything fully when overwhelmed with too much?† (source)
- Now, there was a man who appreciated the power of bravura — even in death, the Reverend Mother thought.† (source)
- It was the kind of nonsense she appreciated.† (source)
- It doesn't follow that you don't know where she is, so I'd appreciate it if you'd cut the nonsense and get on with it.† (source)
- Of course, it was a robustly stupid thing for Albert to do, too, since teachers lifted their eyebrows with appreciation when handing back his test papers.† (source)
- She will appreciate your interest.† (source)
- I really appreciate that you're trying to help me, but I had this exact conversation with Dr. Hendrickson a year ago when my dad died.† (source)
- And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us.† (source)
- What I feel for the Nielsens—gratitude, respect, appreciation—isn't the same as a child's love for her parents, not quite; though what that love is, I'm not sure I can say.† (source)
- Dan appreciated that Abby was determined to find the silver lining in everything that morning; he needed a dose of her optimism in his life.† (source)
- it 61 gave me a fresh perspective on how much the Sherpas ordinarily did for us, and how little we truly appreciated it.† (source)
- So you fix this little deal up for me and I will appreciate it.† (source)
- "I—I really appreciate this, Mrs. Eggers," I stammered.† (source)
- We on the board appreciate everything you say, and we appreciate the commitment and devotion of these parents.† (source)
- Instead, he lifted his chin and said, over the cardboard flap, "I'm fine, though I appreciate your asking."† (source)
- I didn't appreciate Grandma Ellie running me down like that.† (source)
- This was a deft and lovely maneuver that I was able to appreciate even as it put me at a disadvantage.† (source)
- If, by chance, any controversial issue springs up between now and election day, I would very much appreciate being informed as to the particulars.† (source)
- I'd appreciate it, Smoke, if you kept it to yourself.† (source)
- Forgiveness granted, I made some decisions: appreciate family, focus on school and hunt for Kristina.† (source)
- I'd really appreciate it.† (source)
- You can appreciate now just how fearless Adam had been when he requested others to share that dark period from his past.† (source)
- Rufus thought of afternoons and evenings on the stand when people had come up to him to bawl their appreciation and to prophesy that he would do great things.† (source)
- It is a statement in appreciation of sensitivity and appropriate gestures.† (source)
- YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED.† (source)
- In the early 1990s, the United Nations and the World Bank began to appreciate the potential resource that women and girls represent.† (source)
- "I really appreciate this, Neferet," I said, swallowing hard around the lump of emotion that had built in my throat.† (source)
- She mumbles complaints about not being appreciated, but I figure she wants me to listen and not say anything.† (source)
- Matron, whose ability to read my soul I did not yet fully appreciate, asked me to borrow A Ship of the Line for her.† (source)
- You've been a joyful presence in these hallways, and I appreciate how you've always been nice to everyone.† (source)
- I didn't appreciate the way he spoke of me as another parcel to be dumped into a saddlebag or, in my case, a saddle.† (source)
- If vigor was that appreciated, perhaps one should try to appear sturdy?† (source)
- "What the police failed to appreciate," he says in a nasal voice, "is that the witnesses were not sufficiently—"† (source)
- She was usually still in bed when I left for school, so I didn't get to appreciate her outfit until she got home from work.† (source)
- We sure appreciate that extra land you done rented us.† (source)
- It would have been O.K. if only I hadn't grown up; the older I got, the less I was able to appreciate Dad.† (source)
- I never really appreciated it as I should, but through this ultimate gift from the will, I have been able to share my home with other people and have come to appreciate it myself.† (source)
- I figured I might start out talking about some personal observations inspired by Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, then move on to a sensitive appreciation of Plath's The Bell Jar and its story of a woman's journey into madness.† (source)
- How thoughtful of you, Farm Boy, showing me that you forgive me for my little morning's tease; I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness and—" He cut her off.† (source)
- SINCE SOUND IS NO LONGER APPRECIATED, I HEREBY ABOLISH IT.† (source)
- I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him.† (source)
- "Yes," he says, his voice full of pride, "I like what I see," a comment that draws a roar of appreciation.† (source)
- I appreciate it, said Blevins.† (source)
- Pea Eye, who liked to take life one simple step at a time, had not appreciated the subtleties of the situation.† (source)
- That's the worst thing about such people; you provide them with the best, and they don't know enough to appreciate it.† (source)
- Zombie doesn't fully appreciate the pricelessness of promises or he wouldn't toss them out so casually.† (source)
- "That's right, Charley," the doctor says, appreciating Cheswick's support, "and not altogether without therapeutic value."† (source)
- I didn't understand what you meant, but I do now You were scared I'd never be able to appreciate beauty, like this rose.† (source)
- Because she is a beautiful, magnificent animal with a heart full of forgiveness and the capacity to appreciate misunderstanding.† (source)
- The war was a longer, far more arduous, and more painful struggle than later generations would understand or sufficiently appreciate.† (source)
- I nod my head in appreciation.† (source)
- The man from the Ministry went on: We know you had an excellent position in Zurich, and we very much appreciate your having returned.† (source)
- I was angry that he had recovered so quickly and felt let down that he didn't appreciate the greatness of my achievement.† (source)
- An athlete who gets caught cheating is generally condemned, but most fans at least appreciate his motive: he wanted so badly to win that he bent the rules.† (source)
- I'm an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I'm in an ideal position to appreciate it.'† (source)
- The News educated me and put up with me and I will always appreciate that, just as I appreciated the editors who stood beside me at the Star in the face of such enormous pretension.† (source)
- I'm so lucky to have her, and I appreciate her soooooooo much, even though sometimes I don't act like it.† (source)
- While I can appreciate you being somewhat edgy, and somewhat proprietary, I'm bringing something important to the table.† (source)
- As a token of his appreciation, he made them a gift of a book his publishing house had just brought out.† (source)
- I recognize the temptations, but I would greatly appreciate it if you wouldn't mention any of our excitement to anyone.† (source)
- Eating is the primary social activity of these people, and I knew they would appreciate having a meal waiting for them when they returned.† (source)
- She springs into action with that immovable firmness of hers, a quality I've never truly appreciated until this moment.† (source)
- Even if his father did not appreciate the gift of Winterfell, he must approve of Theon avenging his brothers!† (source)
- I can just now step back far enough to appreciate its surreal singularity, but to be back with Larry in New York, I would have walked across broken glass barefoot in a snowstorm, all the way home.† (source)
- "Thanks," I muttered with appreciation.† (source)
- That, plus market appreciation, and I'm claiming the house was worth a hundred and fifty when it burned.† (source)
- This place is very beautiful but my illness has left me too exhausted to appreciate it fully.† (source)
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