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again in Ezekiel Ecce Ego
The Terrestrial Paradise was represented as occupying the extreme East, because it was found in Genesis that the Lord planted a garden east ward in Eden.[4] Gog and Magog were set in the far north or north-east, because it was said again in Ezekiel: " Ecce Ego super te Gog Principem capitis
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

ANT Increase enlarge expand extend
ANT: Increase, enlarge, expand, extend, amplify, magnify.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

ab imo Ejiciuntur et eripitur
There may be disguise and dissimulation in all the rest: where these fine philosophical discourses are only put on, and where accident, not touching us to the quick, gives us leisure to maintain the same gravity of aspect; but, in this last scene of death, there is no more counterfeiting: we must speak out plain, and discover what there is of good and clean in the bottom of the pot, “Nam vera; voces turn demum pectore ab imo Ejiciuntur; et eripitur persona, manet res.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

and I expect everybody else
I am always thinking about myself, and I expect everybody else to do the same.
— from The Happy Prince, and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde

and indeed everything else except
The soil produces barley and wheat, and pulse of all sorts, millet and sesame, figs in ample supply, with numerous vines producing sweet wines, and indeed everything else except olives.
— from Anabasis by Xenophon

and its environs examining every
For several days I gave myself up to the pleasures of independence and curiosity; I continued wandering about the city and its environs, examining every object that seemed curious or new; and, indeed, most things had that appearance to a young novice.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

an invention erloschen extinct erlöschen
Erleichterungen sind eingeschlossen facilities are included Erlös proceeds Erlös abtreten to assign proceeds Erlös aus einer Erfindung benefit of an invention erloschen extinct erlöschen expire Erlöschen eines Patents expiration of a patent Erlöskonto account of proceeds ermächtigen authorize ermächtigen empower ermächtigt empowered ermächtigt eine andere Bank authorizes another bank ermächtigter Angestellter authorized clerk Ermächtigung power of authority ermäßigte Satz; ermäßigter Preis reduced rate ermäßigte Steuer reduced tax ermäßigter Preis reduced price Ermäßigung für Schüler und Studenten reduction for students Ermäßigung von Abgaben remission Ermäßigung; Kürzung; Rabatt reduction Ermäßigung; Nachlass abatement Ermessen discretionary power Ermessensfrage matter of discretion Ermessensfreiheit power of discretion Ermessensmissbrauch abuse of discretion ermöglichen enable Ermüdung fatigue Ermüdungskurve fatigue curve ermutigen encourage Ermutigung encouragement ernannt appointed ernennbar qualified for appointment Ernennung auf Lebenszeit appointment for life Ernennungsurkunde certificate of appointment Ernennungsurkunde letter of appointment erneuern renew erneuern; verlängern renew Erneuerung renewal Erneuerung; Verlängerung renewal Erneuerungsschein certificate of renewal erneut in Betracht ziehen reconsider erneute Kauflust fresh demand eröffnende Bank opening bank Eröffnung eines Kontos opening of an account Eröffnungsbilanz opening balance sheet Eröffnungskurs beginning rate Eröffnungskurs opening price Eröffnungskurs opening rate Eröffnungsnotierungen opening quotations Eröffnungstermin opening date Erpressung blackmail errechnen compute Errechnung computation Errechnung des Erlöäses calculation of the proceeds Errichtung construction Errichtung formation Ersatz replacement Ersatzbedarf replacement demand Ersatzkosten opportunity cost Ersatzteile spare parts Ersatzwert alternative costs erscheinen to appear Erscheinungsform form of appearance Erscheinungsort place of publication erschöpfen exhaust erschöpft exhausted erschwerende Umstände aggravating circumstances Erschwerung des Absatzes hardening of the market ersetzen replace ersetzen die bestehenden Richtlinien replace the existing rules ersetzen; Ersatz substitute Ersparnisse savings Ersparnisse aufbrauchen eat up savings Erstauftrag initial order
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

an interjection ecce ei em
The place of a verb with the dative of interest is sometimes filled by an interjection, ecce , ei , em , or vae : as, ei mihi quālis erat , E. 1, 7, V. 2, 274, ah me, how ghastly he did look .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

and in each event Ends
All suffering doth destroy, or is destroyed, Even by the sufferer; and, in each event, Ends:—Some, with hope replenished and rebuoyed, Return to whence they came—with like intent, And weave their web again; some, bowed and bent, Wax grey and ghastly, withering ere their time, And perish with the reed on which they leant; Some seek devotion, toil, war, good or crime,
— from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Alps in east Elevation extremes
Europe Area: total: 547,030 sq km land: 545,630 sq km water: 1,400 sq km note: includes only metropolitan France, but excludes the overseas administrative divisions Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Colorado Land boundaries: total: 2,889 km border countries: Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km Coastline: 3,427 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean) territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east Elevation extremes: lowest point:
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

are immaculate everywhere else excepting
Only the face, foreneck, middle of the breast, and feet, are immaculate; everywhere else, excepting on the crissum, the dusky and white are in nearly equal amount.
— from A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3 by Robert Ridgway

and its engines E Engines
D , Sand-pump and its engines. E , Engines.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Deposition to Eberswalde Volume 4, Part 1 by Various

and its exactions ever existed
Cherry had come up to have a good time and to forget that such a place as New York and its exactions ever existed, and when she had settled herself in the hay with her traps all about her and her trunk for her to lean her back against, we started out for the return trip, while Ethel told her of our good luck with the piano.
— from Minerva's Manoeuvres: The Cheerful Facts of a "Return to Nature" by Charles Battell Loomis

ab imo Eiciuntur et eripitur
[492] Nam verae voces tum demum pectore ab imo Eiciuntur et eripitur persona, manet res.—
— from The Roman Poets of the Republic, 2nd edition by W. Y. (William Young) Sellar

agents in England evidently expected
The king's agents in England evidently expected nothing better; and were, generally speaking, much for his accepting the propositions.
— from Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 2 of 3 by Henry Hallam

Again I exerted every effort
Again I exerted every effort to articulate one word—her name—but could not.
— from Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara by William Le Queux

Andes in east Elevation extremes
@Chile:Geography Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru Geographic coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 756,950 sq km land: 748,800 sq km water: 8,150 sq km note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez Area - comparative: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana Land boundaries: total: 6,171 km border countries: Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km Coastline: 6,435 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200/350 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south Terrain: low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,962 m Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Land use: arable land: 5% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 18% forests and woodland: 22% other: 55% (1993 est.)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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