Both Uses
reputable
in
The Celestial Railroad
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- Some malicious persons it is true deny the identity of this reputable character with the Evangelist of old times, and even pretend to bring competent evidence of an imposture.†
*reputable = respected (with good reputation)
- "I have long had a curiosity to visit that old mansion," remarked I. "It is not one of our stations, as you perceive," said my companion "The keeper was violently opposed to the railroad; and well he might be, as the track left his house of entertainment on one side, and thus was pretty certain to deprive him of all his reputable customers.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(reputable) trusted and respected (having a good reputation)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)