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far

/fɑɹ/ noun C2
  1. Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it. (uncountable)
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“Is it possible the king could have condescended so far as to express himself so favorably of me?” asked the enraptured Villefort.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 52 · C1
“Very well, as far as I could judge from the sight of him.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 6 · C1
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 277 · B2
“And one which will go far to efface the recollection of his father’s conduct,” added the incorrigible marquise.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 51 · C1

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