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A Long Way Gone
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- It was the genuine tone in Esther's voice that made the phrase finally begin to sink into my mind and heart.†
p. 165.9 *genuine = real
- He had a wide, genuine smile that made his face look like a little boy's.†
p. 172.1
- He was crying, which is when I began to believe that he was really my family, because his crying was genuine and men in my culture rarely cried.†
p. 172.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(genuine) real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)