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quite

/ˈkiːteɪ/ noun C2
  1. A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

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It will take quite six weeks to unload the cargo, and we cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for the Pharaon,” added the owner, patting the young sailor on the back, “cannot sail without her captain.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 9 · C1
“Right, Dantès, quite right.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 8 · C1
“This fine account of him,” whispered her aunt as they walked, “is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 278 · B2
“So that he is quite elated about it?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 19 · C1

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