In view of all this metamorphosis it is much to be regretted that the geographical and linguistical difficulties have made the task of the folk-lorist not only difficult but wellnigh impossible.
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Wellnigh
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[…] Huck’s confidence in the human race was wellnigh obliterated.
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Athens especially never forgave the defection which had wellnigh involved her in hopeless ruin.
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Five years ago the officers determined to build a new mess. There was only one objection to the fulfilment of this wish: the regimental coffers were wellnigh empty.
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