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1 He would repeat poetry by the hour, having a very retentive memory.
2 He had a very retentive memory for their troubles and their needs.
3 Jones was quite an orator; Smith had a very retentive memory.
4 Tsin Lung also had a very retentive mind.
5 He had a very retentive memory, and was intensely anxious to learn as rapidly as possible.
6 Great knowledge, knowledge of many things, may be had by virtue simply of a very retentive memory.
7 He had a very retentive memory and possessed the faculty of pleasing his visitors, to no common extent.
8 Moreover, clay is very retentive of water, gases, and soluble plant-foods, which are important factors in successful agriculture.
9 Abe had a very retentive memory.
10 Margaret's school-days were pleasantly passed, for she had a genuine love of study, an active intellect, and a very retentive memory.
11 A grandson of this Durweish I have been writing about is still living in India, remarkable for a very retentive memory and propriety of life.
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