Citations:retentive

English citations of retentive

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• 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.

  Nor was it more retentive of its ancient state, within; for entering the dreary hall, and glancing through the open doors of many rooms, they found them poorly furnished, cold, and vast.