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inside

/ˈɪnsaɪd/ adverb A2
  1. Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building. · I opened the book and found a hidden note inside.· It started raining, so I went inside.
  2. Indoors. · It was snowing, so the children stayed inside.
  3. On the inner side of something. · I cleaned the window inside.
  4. In or to prison. (colloquial) · He spent ten years inside, doing a stretch for burglary.· She will have to go inside unless the jury sides with her.
  5. Intimately, secretly or in one's inner heart or soul; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking. · He knows the truth, but he's keeping it inside.· Look inside to find the strength you need to go on.
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He could have carried it inside his overcoat without difficulty.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 75 · C1
Ames, I understand that you have often seen this very unusual mark—a branded triangle inside a circle—upon Mr.
The Valley of Fear, p. 44 · C1
What we have to determine is, whether it was done by someone outside or inside the house.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 41 · C1
We will suppose first that some person or persons inside the house did the crime.
The Valley of Fear, p. 41 · C1

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