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Pudd'nhead Wilson
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- Wilson got out his Calendar, by request, and read a passage or two from it, which the twins praised quite cordially.†
Chpt 11 *cordially = in a friendly way
- Luigi accepted the invitation cordially.†
Chpt 11
- Angelo less cordially, since he disliked crowds, and did not drink the powerful intoxicants of America.†
Chpt 11
- Roxy had for so many days nourished and fondled and petted her notion that Tom would be glad to see his old nurse, and would make her proud and happy to the marrow with a cordial word or two, that it took two rebuffs to convince her that he was not funning, and that her beautiful dream was a fond and foolish variety, a shabby and pitiful mistake.†
Chpt 8
Definitions:
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(1)
(cordial as in: a cordial reception) friendly -- usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, "cordial" can refer to a sweet drink. The drink can be non-alcoholic or alcoholic depending upon region and context.