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and t are so constantly interchanged in
But the c and t are so constantly interchanged in MSS.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Argentina there are some civilized Indians in
In Argentina there are some civilized Indians in the northwestern districts round the cities of Jujuy and Tucuman, and to these the remarks made regarding their neighbours, the Bolivian Indians, apply.
— from South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

attention to a singular contrivance in it
The pursuivant who brought these tidings to the Drost delivered to him, at the same time, the sword which at the repast of the preceding evening he had received from the mysterious knight with the helmet, and drew the Drost's attention to a singular contrivance in it.
— from King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann

all times and so completely inaudible in
The London h is so comparatively quiet at all times, and so completely inaudible in wh, that it probably fell out of use simply by escaping the ears of children learning to speak.
— from Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Bernard Shaw

all the artificiality so carefully instilled into
Ethel got up, and with a complete breakdown of all the artificiality so carefully instilled into her by her fashionable school, slipped into her sister's arms and burst out crying.
— from The Sins of the Children: A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton

all this and she could interpret it
She thought she saw through all this, and she could interpret it all charitably.
— from The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes: An Index of the Project Gutenberg Editions by Oliver Wendell Holmes

and tears and sobs came in its
Every one present was deeply affected by the narration; all mirth ceased, and tears and sobs came in its place.
— from The Talisman: A Tale for Boys by Anonymous

as they are still called in India
For whether one calls the Genii of Hermes and his “Gods,” “Powers of Darkness” and “Angels,” as in the Greek and Latin Churches; or “Spirits of the Dead,” as in Spiritualism; or, again, Bhûts and Devas, Shaitan or Djin, as they are still called in India and Mussulman countries— they are all one and the same thing — Illusion .
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

apparent that a stubborn contest is in
Down the stretch to the stand they come, and it begins to be apparent that a stubborn contest is in progress.
— from History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by John Lawrence O'Connor


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