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aderezo desde el charqui
Hácense, además, sabrosos guisos con el maíz, al que acompañan numerosos complementos que le sirven de aderezo, desde el charqui o carne seca con que se prepara el locro en el sur del continente, hasta el pescado y la carne de cerdo con que se hace en Méjico el chilatole .
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

After dinner everybody crowded
After dinner everybody crowded round this truly astonishing girl, so that I had no opportunity of whispering my love.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

a design especial care
In teaching, especially the young, it must be remembered that the mind resembles a fair page upon which the {244} artist might trace a design, especial care being needed to prevent the impression of evil thoughts, in order to accomplish which one must completely and always direct the mind to Buddha.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

a disputable equal Cysdadlaeth
private or concealed Cynghelu, v. to conceal Cynghloi, v. to lock together Cynghlwm, n. a connection Cynghlwyf, n. a contagion Cyhghlymu, v. to tie together Cynghogi, v. to complicate Cyngholli, v. to cast to perdition Cynghor, n. a council, advice, recipe Cynghori, v. to counsel; to advise Cynghoriad, n. advising Cynghorol, a. counselling Cynghorus, a. considerable Cynghorwr, n. a councellor Cynghrair, n. treaty Cynghreirio, to enter into treaty Cynghreiriol, a. confederate Cynghreiriwr, n. a sworn confederate Cynghroes, a. intersecant Cynghroesi, v. to intersect Cynghrhon, a. spheric Cynghrwm, a. of convex form Cynghryn, mutually trembling Cyngwerth, n. equivalence Cynghwys, n. mutual citation Cyngwysl, n. mutual pledge Cyrafol, n. service berries Cyraith, n. law of fate Cyrawol, n. berries Cyrbibion, n. dribblets Cyrcydu, v. to squat, to cower Cyrch, n. a centre, gravity; an inroad; an attack Cyrchadwy, a. approachable Cyrchafael, n. an uplifting Cyrchell, n. what surrounds Cyrchfa, n. a resort Cyrchiad, n. a coming to Cyrchle, n. a place of resort Cyrchnaid, n. a bound upon Cyrchu, v. to gravitate, to approach; to set on; to fetch Cyrchwr, n. a fetcher Cyrfaidd, a. rotund, circling Cyrfawd, n. curvetting Cyfrdŷ, n. an alehouse Cyrfydd, n. ale-brewer Cyrfyll, n. a trunk, a case Cyrhaedd, n. reach, extent: v. to attain; to reach Cyrhaeddadwy, a. attainable Cyrhaeddiad, n. a reaching Cyrhaeddol, a. within reach Cyrhaeddu, v. to attain, to reach Cyrhaeddyd, v. to reach, to attain Cyriad, n. a skirting round Cyrid, n. carnal copulation Cyrio, v. to skirt, to rim Cyriogi, v. to set a border Cyrnad, n. a blowing a horn Cyrnaid, n. a prance, a bound Cyrneidio, v. to prance Cyrnen, n. a cone; a stack Cyrnenaidd, a. conical Cyrnenu, v. to pile up Cyrniad, n. a projecting as a horn; to pile up, to stack Cyrnig, a. corneous; horned Cyrnio, v. to pile, to stack Cyrniog, a. cornigerous, horned Cyrniogyn, n. a piggin Cyryglwr, n. a coracle-man Cys, a prefix denoting mutuality of effect or action, of the same force as CYD and CYF Cysail, n. constituent part Cysain, n. consonancy Cysawd, n. an affix, a suffix Cysawdd, n. a compound Cysdadl, a. disputable; equal Cysdadlaeth, n. competition Cysdadliad, mutually disputing Cysdadlu, v. to vie; to debate Cystadlwr, n. a competition Cysdawd, n. a butting together Cysdedlydd, n. a competitor Cysdodi, v. to place in custody Cysefin, a. primary, primitive Cysefino, v. to originate Cysefiniad, n. originality Cysegr, n. a sanctuary Cysegriad, n. consecration Cysegredig, a. consecrated Cysegrol, a. consecrate Cysegr-ladrad, n. sacrilege Cysegrlan, a. consecrate, sacred Cysegru, v. to consecrate Cysegrydd, n. a consecrator Cyseiliad, n. constitution Cyseiniad, n. a consonant Cyseinio, v. to sound together Cysellt, n. an opportunity Cysgfa, n. numbness Cysgiad, n. a sleeping Cysgiadol, a. soporific, soniferous Cysgiadur, n. a sleeper; a sluggard; a dormant animal Cysgiadyr, n. an opiate Cysglyd, a. sleepy, drowsy Cysgod, n. a shadow, a shade; a shelter Cysgodfa, n. a shady place Cysgodi, v. to shadow; to shelter Cysgodiad, n. a shadowing Cysgodog, a. sheltering Cysgodol, a. shadowy, sheltering Cysgrwydd, n. sleepiness Cysgu, v. to sleep; to benumb Cysgwr, n. a sleeper Cysgwal, n. a dormitory Cysiad, n. somnolence Cysni, n. drowsiness
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

a decorous elderly caballero
Touching this matter, the worthy Prefect observes, “That although the body of Father Jose doth show evidence of grievous conflict in the flesh, yet that is no proof that the Enemy of Souls, who could assume the figure of a decorous elderly caballero, could not at the same time transform himself into a bear for his own vile purposes.” H2 anchor
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

ayer disponiendo el cuarto
Y la señorita 5 Rosarito que estaba ayer disponiendo el cuarto en que usted ha de vivir....
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

and disrespectful expressions concerning
Mr Allworthy very severely reprimanded the lad for his indecent and disrespectful expressions concerning his master; but much more for his avowing an intention of revenge.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

algunas de esas casas
Por último, algunas de esas casas comisionistas son representantes exclusivos de fuertes firmas importadoras establecidas en el extranjero.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

and domestic exchange could
The original territory of Rome consisted only of some miles of wood and meadow along the banks of the Tyber; and domestic exchange could add nothing to the national stock.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

a Devil exists come
" Now, where did the idea that a Devil exists come from?
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Approach dear Eleonora conquer
Approach, dear Eleonora; conquer your fears; join your prayers to ours, and move the heart of a mother, who doubts only through delicacy.
— from The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Carlo Goldoni

as dead eyes could
But, then, all sounds were hushed, for prison doors that had been locked as tight as any prison doors could be had yielded to the heavy blows that had been rained upon them and, as they opened, they could plainly see, in the dim light that fell within that prison's entrance, that they had been, indeed, too late for him who lay at his full length across the entrance to the prison, for his body had been twisted in its fall so that his head that had been almost severed from it lay askew as if its eyes, that stared as wildly and as full of earthly horror as dead eyes could, had been trying to discover something strange about the figure that, but only lately, was as full of life and vigor as was any figure standing there without that prison door.
— from An American by Belle Willey Gue

ardore deflagret etc Cic
fore tamen aliquando ut omnis hic mundus ardore deflagret," etc. Cic. Somn.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

and dominates every card
It controls and dominates every card in both the pip and Atout parts of the pack.
— from Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards by Van Rensselaer, John King, Mrs.

and dagger en chemise
True, she sets her lovers by the ears, and feels gratified when they cut each other's throats: she even challenges a court dame, who has taken the precedence of her, to an encounter with sword and dagger, en chemise , according to the prevailing mode amongst the raffinés , or professed duellists of the time; and she writes seductive billets-doux in Spanish, and gives wicked little suppers to the handsome cavalier on whom her affections are set.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

and devour every charm
We clasped each other in a most enrapturing embrace, and then my lovely and engaging companion allowed me to turn her in every direction so as to see, admire, and devour every charm of her exquisitely formed body.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous


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