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Meanings of good-hearted in English

Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity.

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Usage of good-hearted in English
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The good-hearted Kalantar immediately gave him employment and treated him most generously.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
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He was a good-hearted old fellow, but very rough in his talk.
Nature's Serial Story
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In common parlance, Walter was as good-hearted a fellow as ever breathed.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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She knew how good-hearted he was, beneath the constant demands for perfection.
Kaleidoscope
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The Indian people is, by nature, it is true, gentle and good-hearted.
The Coming Conquest of England
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It held at this time about forty men, all trusty, good-hearted fellows.
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
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Ella was really a good-hearted girl, when her generous feelings were aroused.
Oscar; Or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way
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He's good-hearted and kind if I do have to say it myself.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
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Our bore is admitted on all hands to be a good-hearted man.
Reprinted Pieces
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Anyway, he was a good-hearted niggah-butyou dunno what he might do.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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Now Boyd, as I have learned, was a good-hearted, generous young fellow.
The Candidate: A Political Romance
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He met her as Mrs. Delmer Waring, a large, maternal, good-hearted woman.
Trumps
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She is a good-hearted girl, but she wants polishing sadly, I'm afraid.
For the Term of His Natural Life
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The good-hearted dog who got himself into trouble because he wouldn't listen.
Riding the storm
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See, then, how much I love you, and how good-hearted I am!
The Gambler
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But Mark Calkins, faithful, plodding, good-hearted, patient Mark, has surpassed them all!
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
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