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Meanings of made diligent in English

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Usage of made diligent in English
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They made diligent investigation and found nothing whatever to sustain the assertion.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
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He was clever with his knife and made diligent use of it.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01
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A. I made diligent inquiry during several months, but nothing came of it.
The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories
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He and his companion made diligent search, but failed utterly to find them.
The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and...
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I soon rejoined the woman, and with her I made diligent search for Thora.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
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But the boys found no answer to their questions, though they made diligent search.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
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Though we made diligent search as we walked on, we could find no water.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo: The Story of his Adventures A...
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Bessie made diligent inquiry in the latter's room, and unearthed a bale of disreputable socks.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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Concerning ye Amphisbaena, as soon as I received your commands, I made diligent inquiry: .
Barclay of Ury, and other poems / Part 3 From Volume I of The Wo...
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I had made diligent inquiries for him, and having heard of him in Boston, I went thither.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
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Hoping that he might have left them at home, he made diligent search everywhere, but in vain.
Stories of Animal Sagacity
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Mr. Lowrie made diligent search and opened a number of graves, but found nothing that could be identified.
New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
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He visited a number of adjacent towns and made diligent enquiries at hotels, stores, and some private houses.
Dorian
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I made diligent inquiry for my young friend, but could get no news of him from that day to this.
The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems
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When the Ushers recovered their self-possession, they made diligent search for the profane transgressor; but he was not to be found.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
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Then came the visit of the Yankees, who, suspecting the presence of the escaped prisoner, made diligent search, but without success.
The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays / Or, The Sham Battles at ...
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