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The upper lip.

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Usage examples (3)
  • I passed along the western side of the lake, where the ground was easier, and when I had got about half way I expected that I should see the plains which I had already seen...
  • I had got about half way I expected that I should see the plains which I had already seen from the opposite mountains; but it was not to be so, for the clouds rolled up to the...
  • I passed along the western side of the lake, where the ground was easier, and when I had got about half way I expected that I should see the plain which I had already seen from...
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