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Perrault was in a hurry, and he prided himself on his knowledge of ice, which knowledge was indispensable, for the fall ice was very thin, and where there was swift water, there was no ice at all. (source)indispensable = absolutely necessary
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She quickly became an indispensable part of their operations.† (source)
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All three men were indispensable.† (source)
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When he was a boy, his friend, eight years older than he was, had taught him such indispensable skills as spitting long distances, peeing in the open air without getting his feet wet, and tricks to attract the attention of a pretty girl.† (source)
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Yet the sword was their one, indispensable weapon against the Horcruxes.† (source)
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Then a big pot was brought out as we raced to retrieve our indispensable spoons and bowls.† (source)
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It kept getting changed, due to the availability of the church, the availability of certain indispensable members of the party, someone else's cup race or due date or whatever.† (source)
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To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies — all this is indispensably necessary.† (source)
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I meet this American government, or its representative, the State government, directly, and face to face, once a year—no more—in the person of its tax-gatherer; this is the only mode in which a man situated as I am necessarily meets it; and it then says distinctly, Recognize me; and the simplest, the most effectual, and, in the present posture of affairs, the indispensablest mode of treating with it on this head, of expressing your little satisfaction with and love for it, is to deny it then.† (source)indispensablest = most necessary
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Before his time, and since, there have been men indispensable to particular people and periods; but his indispensability was to the whole race, and for all time—a respect in which it is unique, solitary, divine.† (source)
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*Partly to show the indispensableness of this act, it may here be stated, that, in the old Dutch fishery, a mop was used to dash the running line with water; in many other ships, a wooden piggin, or bailer, is set apart for that purpose.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Perhaps he's reached that state of intoxication which power is said to inspire, the state in which you believe you are indispensable and can therefore do anything, absolutely anything you feel like, anything at all.† (source)
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On Saturday morning Elizabeth and Mr. Collins met for breakfast a few minutes before the others appeared; and he took the opportunity of paying the parting civilities which he deemed indispensably necessary.† (source)
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Basta told me about the man, probably to show me I'm not by any means indispensable.† (source)
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'Then my aunt invests you with full power,' said Rose, smiling through her tears; 'but pray don't be harder upon the poor fellows than is indispensably necessary.'† (source)
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Many African and Indian men now consider beer indispensable and their daughters' education a luxury.† (source)
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