Half bent

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the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.

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Semiflexed			Rouletabille and I had been walking for several minutes, by the side of a long wall bounding the vast property of Monsieur Stangerson and had already come within sight of the entrance gate, when our attention was drawn to an individual who, half bent to the ground, seemed to be so completely absorbed in what he was doing as not to have seen us coming towards him. The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context The novelty of this singular scene excited such a murmur of mirth and gayety in the hall, that the cardinal was not slow to perceive it; he half bent forward, and, as from the point where he was placed he could catch only an imperfect view of Trouillerfou's ignominious doublet, he very naturally imagined that the mendicant was asking alms, and, disgusted with his audacity, he exclaimed: "Bailiff of the Courts, toss me that knave into the river Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context			Halcyonian Halcyonoid Haldane Haldea Haldea striatula Haldol Hale Haleakala Haleakala Crater Haleakala National Park haleness Halenia haler Halesia Halesia carolina Halesia tetraptera Halesowen Halevy Halévy Haley half half a dozen Half an eye Half ape Half back Half bent half binding half blood half board Half boarder half boot half brother Half cadence Half cap half cock half cross stitch half crown half dollar half door half dozen half duplex half eagle half frame half gainer half hatchet Half heck half hitch half holiday Half hose half hour half landing			Half a loaf is better than none Half a mo Half a Ton Half adder half adders half adders half adders Half an eye half an hour half an hour Half and half Half and half half and half nail Half ape Half Ass Half Ass Half back Half back Half back Half Back Flank Half Baked half baluster half bat half bath half bath half bath half bath Half Bathroom Half Bathroom half believe Half bent Half Beta-Prograne half binding Half birthday half block half blood half blood Half blood prince half bloods half bloods half board half board half board Half boarder half bond half boot Half Bow-Tie Half Bred Horse Breeders Society Half Breed Half Breed half brick half brother half brother Half brothers Half brothers Half cadence Half cap half Cape house half carry Half cast Half cast

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