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Some of the islands were brighter and more substantial-looking than any landscape Jenny had seen on Earth—sharper in detail, more exquisite in clarity.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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It was like some of the island worlds—the ones that were brighter and more substantial-looking than Earth.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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It was like some of the island worlds—the ones that were brighter and more substantial-looking than Earth.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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Some of the islands were brighter and more substantial-looking than any landscape Jenny had seen on Earth—sharper in detail, more exquisite in clarity.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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The Germans were generally ruddy and stout, and took as much care of their substantial-looking, well-corded, heavy chests as though they contained gold.
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No clunking fist on a very substantial-looking DC there -he had a lot of valid points to make and debates with flair.
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I saw a soul being drawn from a rotund, substantial-looking body like a whelk from its shell ....
In the Days of the Comet Herbert George 2006
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At that the squat substantial-looking mass swayed like a bough shaken by the wind.
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells Herbert George 2006
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We picked a substantial-looking edifice and went up to the first floor, stamping warily on the stairs to see if they were likely to collapse.
The White Mountains John Christopher 2003
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We picked a substantial-looking edifice and went up to the first floor, stamping warily on the stairs to see if they were likely to collapse.
The White Mountains John Christopher 2003
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