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1 It moved slowly; so slowly that it gave the effect of a great tortoise .
2 He was stroking a great tortoise - shell cat which was lying curled up on the bench.
3 On the first floor is shown a great tortoise - shell , which was the cradle of Henry IV.
4 It looked like a great tortoise , ancient and implacable, maneuvering to lay a clutch of eggs.
5 The colonel, lying partly propped up adjusted the great tortoise shell glasses and proceeded to look them over.
6 The colour came back in good earnest a few minutes after, when a great tortoise - shell cat walked into the room.
7 She pulled out the four great tortoise - shell pins which held up her hair, and let it tumble over her shoulders.
8 It scarcely looked like hair, the surface was so smooth and unbroken; and a great tortoise - shell comb topped it like a coronet.
9 There were stories of the Great Tortoise which lived in a pond near.
10 The few dull-coloured birds cared no more for me than they did for the great tortoises .
11 We saw two hills by the water-side, bearing W. and five leagues off, resembling two great tortoises .
12 "Our Empress restored it with the legs of a great tortoise , and it is as firm as ever it was."
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