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Meanings of scarcely large in English

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Usage of scarcely large in English
1
The narrow place was scarcely large enough to hold their joy.
The Last of the Peterkins / With Others of Their Kin
2
The desert seemed scarcely large enough to hold her anger.
There was a King in Egypt
3
The room was scarcely large enough to contain the few articles of furniture absolutely required.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
4
This is scarcely large enough to admit the head, but it answered my purpose too well.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
5
She came out into the hall, which was scarcely large enough to contain the three of them.
Go Set a Watchman
6
There were some nice little sheets of water in the creek-bed, but scarcely large enough to be permanent.
Australia Twice Traversed / The Romance of Exploration, Being a ...
7
Finally, reaching down as far as he could, he found a little hole scarcely large enough for one hand.
Hunters Out of Space
8
We here encamped in a piece of low ground, thickly timbered, but scarcely large enough to permit us to lie level.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis an...
9
These windows in the doors were small, and when let down were scarcely large enough for one to put his head through.
The Living Link: A Novel
10
At last they found themselves in a sort of antechamber, scarcely large enough to turn about in, formed by a bay or projection.
The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
11
The seat at the end was a box, and scarcely large enough or safe enough for Joe and Shefford, but they risked it.
The Rainbow Trail
12
" Scarcely large enough to cause all this trouble," he added reassuringly.
Half a Rogue
13
"We have no food to waste, and our home is scarcely large enough for ourselves," he replied, and quickly shut the door upon them.
Allegories of Life
14
"Yes, but one does not start for northern Alaska with only a hand-bag scarcely large enough to contain a change of linen, Miss Standish."
The Alaskan
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