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greatest
- He tried his utmost to corrupt the pure principles my grandmother had instilled.5 — The Trials Of Girlhood (14% in)
- The lady listened with kindly sympathy, and promised to do her utmost to promote my wishes.7 — The Lover (27% in)
- For years, my master had done his utmost to pollute my mind with foul images, and to destroy the pure principles inculcated by my grandmother, and the good mistress of my childhood.10 — A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl's Life (17% in)
- How long those hours seemed, and how fervently I prayed that God would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need!17 — The Flight (22% in)
- I thought it likely Dr. Flint would do his utmost to taunt and insult him, and I was afraid my uncle might lose control of himself, and retort in some way that would be construed into a punishable offence; and I was well aware that in court his word would not be taken against any white man's.20 — New Perils (12% in)
There are no more uses of "utmost" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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