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answered sharply please say nothing
"He won't thank you for that," I answered sharply; "please say nothing about it."
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

a sinking plunging Soddwr n
Caer sidi, the zodiac Sidin, a. winding, revolving Sidydd, n. zodiac, ecliptic Sidyll, n. a whirl, a twirl; a rim Siff, n. an intermitting noise Siffro, v. to rustle, to murmur Sig, n. a shatter, a bruise Sigiad, n. bruising, shattering Sigl, n. a shake, a stir Siglaethan, play or swinging Sigledd, n. a rocking state Siglen, n. a swing, a quag Siglo, v. to shake, to rock Sigo, v. to shock, to bruise Sil, n. issue; seedling; spawn, fry; hulling of grain Silen, n. seedling; single fry Siliant, n. spawning; hulling of corn Sïlied, n. what is produced; hulled corn Silio, v. to spawn; to hull grain Silod, n. seedlings; spawn; fry Silodi, v. to issue seedlings Silodyn, n. single one of a fry Silyn, n. a seedling; a fry Sill, Syllaf, n. a component part; a syllable Silleb, n. a syllable Sillebu, Silliadu, v. to spell Silliad, n. a forming of syllables Silliadaeth, Sillyddiaeth, n. a syllabic system Sillio, v. to arrange parts Sillt, n. an element; a syllable Silltiad, n. a joining of elements Sim, n. what is flippant or light Simach, n. a monkey, an ape Simdde, n. a chimney Simer, n. levity; a frisk Simera, v. to frisk, to dally Simp, n. a fickle state; a flutter Sin, n. a surface; alms Sindal, n. fine linen, cambric Sindw, n. scoria, cinders Sinid, n. surface, scum Sinidr, n. scoria, dross Sinidro, v. to form dross Sinio, v. to reduce to scoria Sïo, v. to hiss, to whiz Siobyn, n. a small tuft Sioch, n. what is bushy Siochi, v. to make bushy Sïol, a. hissing, whizzing Siom, n. void; disappointment Siomgar, a. apt to disappoint Siomi, v. to disappoint Siomiant, n. disappointment Sionc, a. brisk, nimble, sharp Sioncedd, n. briskness Sionci, v. to become brisk Sipiad, n. a sipping Sipian, v. to keep sipping Sipio, v. to draw the lips, to sip Sipyn, n. a single sip, a sip Sir, n. a shire, a county: n. cheer, solace, comfort Sirion, n. cherries Sirio, v. to cheer, to solace Siriol, a. cheering, solacing Sirioldeb, n. cheerfulness Sirioli, v. to make cheerful Sis, n. a loud sound, a whisper Sisial, n. a whisper, a gossip Sisiala, v. to keep whispering Sisialu, v. to whisper, to mutter Sitell, n. a whisk round Sitellu, v. to whisk round Sitio, v. to whirl, to whisk Sitrachog, a. jagged, sheddred Sitrachu, v. to jag, to shred Siw, n. a hiss, a hush, a buzz Siwen, n. the mermaid Sob, n. a tuft, a mass Soba, Soban, n. a small bunch Sobr, a. temperate sober Sobrwydd, n. sobriety, temperance Socan, n. wallower Socyn, n. a pig; a little urchin Soch, n. a sink, a drain Sodi, v. to constitute, to fix Sodli, v. to heel, to trip the heel Sodlog, a. having a heel Sodol, a. tending to fix or settle Sodwedd, a. characteristic Soddedigaeth, n. act of sinking Soddi, v. to sink, to submerge Soddol, a sinking, plunging Soddwr, n. a sinker Soeg, grains of malt after brewing, draff Soegen, n. a swaggy female Soegi, v. to steep; to slabber Soeglyd, a. puffed by steeping Sofl, n. standing studdle Sôg, n. a wallowing, a spreading Soga, wallowing; slovenly Sôn, n. report, rumor, mentioning Soniwr, n. mentioner, talker Sopen, n. a mass squeezed together Sopenu, v. to bundle Sopiad, n. a bundling Sor, n. a chafed state; sullenness Sori, v. to chafe; to offend, to sulk Soriad, n. a chafing; an offending Soriant, sulleness; offence Sorllyd, a. apt to grow sullen Sorod, n. dregs, dross Sorodi, v. to yeld dregs Sorth, a. sudden; fell; slothful Sothach, n. refuse, dross Su, n. what pervades; a buzz Suad, n. a buzzing; a lulling Sucan, n. steeping, small beer, washbrew, gruel, flummny Sudd, n. what pervades; juice Suddas, n. sinking, immersion Suddiad, a sinking, a plunging Suddiant, n. perversion of moisture Suddo, v. to sink in, to sink Suddol, a. pervading; sinking Sug, n. a suck; juice sap Sugaethan, n. candle, poultice Suger, n. extracted juice; cyder Sugiad, n. a becoming juicy Suglian, n. drawing plaister Sugnbeirlnt, n. a pump Sugnbib, n. a syringe Sugndraeth, n. quicksand Sugnedydd, n. sucker; pump Sugno, v. to suck, to imbibe Sugnol, a. sucking, imbibing Sugoli, v. to render succulent Sugr, n. extracted juice, sugar Sugro, v. to sugar, to sweeten Sugrol, a. saccharine; sugary Sul, n. what extends round; the Sun.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

and she plainly seemed not
Her eyes were bright as fire, and of a more than human keenness; her complexion was lively, her vigour showed no trace of enfeeblement; and yet her years were right full, and she plainly seemed not of our age and time.
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

a standing place Sefyllfod n
that is to say; namely Sefnig, n. the gullet, the swallow Sefyd, v. to stand; to stop still Sefydledig, a. stationed, settled, established Sefydliad, n. an establishing Sefydlog, a. standing; stationary Sefydlu, v. to establish, to settle Sefydlyn, n. stagnant water Sefyll, n. a standing, a position: v. to stand; to stop Sefyllfa, n. a standing place Sefyllfod, n. station, situation Sefylliad, n. stationing Sefyllian, v. to stand often, to loiter Sefylliant, n. a stationing Sefyllio, v. to station Sefylliog, a. apt to stand Segan, n. a covering, a cloak Segiad, n. an enveloping Segru, v. to secrete, to put a part Segur, a. untroubled; idle Segura, v. to idle, to loiter Segurdod, n. leisure; idleness Seguriad, n. a taking leisure Segurllyd, a. apt to take leisure Seguryd, n. leisure, idleness Sengi, v. to tread, to trample Seibiad, n. a standing at leisure Seibiant, n. leisure, respite Seigen, n. a little mess, a meal Seigio, v. to take a mess Seigwr, n. a messer Seilddar, n. a main beam Seilddor, n. a threshold, a sill Seiler, n. a basement, a cellar Seilfaen, n. foundation stone Seiliant, n. a foundation Seilio, v. to lay a foundation Seiliog, a. having a foundation Seilwaith, n. ground-work Seilydd, n. a founder Seimio, v. to grease over Seimiol, a. of a greasy quality Seimlyd, a. of a greasy quality Seinfawr, a. sonorous, loud Seinglawr, n. sounding board Seiniad, n. a sounding; accent Seiniant, n. a making a sound Seinio, v. to sound, to resound Seiniol, a. sounding; toned Seintio, v. to canonise Seintiol, a. hallowed; saintly Seintiolaeth, n. sanctitude Seirch, n. equipage; harness Seirchio, v. to harness Seirian, a. sparkling, glittering Seirianad, n. a sparkling Seirianu, v. to sparkle Seithdant, n. a heptachord Seithfed, a. seventh Seithongl, n. a septangle Seithug, a futile, fruitless Seithugiant, n. frustration Sel, n. espying; distant view sea Selder, n. keen-sightedness Seldremio, v. to range Seliad, n. an espying; perception Seliant, n. a perception Selsig, n. a pudding; a sausage Selu, v. to espy, to gaze Salw, n. a gaze, a beholding Sellt, n. a limit, a border Selltu, v. to explore, to seek Sen, n. a stigma, a taunt Senedd, n. a senate; synod Seneddol, a. senetorial Seneddu, v. to form a senate Seniad, n. a taunting; chiding Senol, a. taunting, scoffing Sensigl, n. a daisy Senu, v. to taunt; to chide Senw, n. a stigma; a reproach Senyllt, n. a seneschal Ser, n. bill, or bill-hook Sêr, n. stars Serch, n. regard, or love: prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

are suffering pain said Newman
‘Your dress is torn in several places; you walk lame, and I am sure you are suffering pain,’ said Newman.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

and supper perhaps suggested Nicholas
‘Tea and supper, perhaps,’ suggested Nicholas.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

and Sir Percival spoke next
But we soon dropped that subject, and Sir Percival spoke next, in the most unselfish terms, of his engagement with Laura.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

and so plainly seen not
Making no attempt to explain this strange phenomenon; satisfied with the fact that he had so closely and so plainly seen not only the black clothing but even the face and eyes of the monk; agitated agreeably, he returned home.
— from The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

A small paved square near
A small paved square near the wharf was the scene of an early market, and afforded my first glimpse of the neatness and good taste that characterize nearly everything in France.
— from Winter Sunshine by John Burroughs

a steady powerful swim not
The boy's grit was soon rewarded, for after this rush, the tuna changed his tactics, and sinking down to about thirty feet from the surface, began a steady powerful swim, not a rush, but a straightaway, having about two hundred feet of line out.
— from The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

As she paused she noticed
As she paused she noticed that Constance stirred beside her.
— from The Undercurrent by Robert Grant

and Spanish pistole should not
The circulation of French and other foreign gold became so great that on the 5th February 1701 the Council issued a proclamation that the louis d'or and Spanish pistole should not pass for above 17s.
— from The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

a small percentage struck nor
When the strike came only a small percentage struck, nor did they stick long.
— from The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by William Z. Foster

at Salisbury Plain shall not
For this reason also it has been decreed that the 33,000 Canadians in training at Salisbury Plain shall not be put in the front until they have learned discipline in place of the American initiative.
— from The Audacious War by Clarence W. (Clarence Walker) Barron

and some people say no
Yet even in Rhode Island there has been no clergy, no church, and I had almost said no State, and some people say no religion.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 6 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

and seeing perhaps some neighbors
Sometimes she revives a little, and seeing, perhaps, some neighbors or friends in the room, will say, "Now you must all stay to tea," or, "Is anybody sick in your neighborhood?" and then drop off again.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various


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