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clever and know your
If you are clever and know your business you can fake a bone as easily as you can a photograph.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

connection a kind Ystlwyd
ardent Ystid, n. what forms a wreath Ystido, v. to form a wreath Ystig, a. strenuous, perserving Ystigo, v. to act strenuously Ystle, n. a fight, a retreat Ystlen, n. a sex, a kind Ystlenol, a. sexual, kindred Ystlom, n. excrement, ordure Ystlomi, v. to void ordure Ystlum, n. a bat, a bird Ystlwn, n. connection, a kind Ystlwyd, a. of a hoary hue Ystlwyn, n. a luxuriant grove Yslyned, n. society; kindred Ystlyniad, n. a forming society Ystlyniol, a. being associated Ystlynu, v. to associate Ystlys, n. a side, a flank Ystlysgam, a. being lop-sided Ystlysol, a. lateral, sided Ystlysu, v. to go to one side Ystod, n. a course; a layer; a swathe Ystodi, v. to dispose a course range, layer, or swathe Ystodiad, n. a laying of a course Ystofen, n. a warping tray Ystofi, v. to range; to warp Ystofiad, n. ranging, a warping Ystol, n. a stool Ystola, n. scarf, a stole Ystolciad, n. a butting Ystolcian, v. to keep butting Ystor, n. a bulk; a store, a stock; a quantity Ystoraeth, n. store, plenty Ystordy, n. a storehouse, a warehouse Ystordyn, n. trigger, in bowling, a mark to jump from Ystori, v. to cover with resin Ystorio, v. to store up Ystorm, n. a tempest, a storm Ystormus, a. tempestuous Ystrad, n. a flat, a vale, a dale Ystraff, n. what strews about Ystraffu, v. to strew, to waste Ystraig, n. a buckle, a clasp Ystraigl, n. a turn, a detour Ystraill, n. what is trailed; a mat Ystrain, n. tribe, a crew, a breed Ystram, n. a frame Ystranc, n. a trick, a while Ystranciad, n. a playing of tricks Ystrancio, v. to play tricks Ystrancus, a. apt to play tricks Ystrawu, to educate; to mature Ystre, n. a course, a range Ystred, n. a village, a hamlet Ystref, n. what forms a dwelling Ystreigio, v. to turn, to roll Ystreillach, n. trundling Ystreillio, v. to trundle Ystrem, n. what is made to appear Ystremio, v. to make to seem Ystremp, n. a dash, a stroke; a trick; a charm Ystrempiad, n. a dashing; a bewitching Ystrempio, v. to dash; to bewitch Ystres, n. a wreath, a chain Ystresu, v. to wreath, to chain Ystrew, n. a sneeze; a snort Ystrewi, to sternutate, to sneeze Ystrewiad, n. a sneezing Ystrewlwch, n. snuff Ystrewlys, n. sneeze-wort Ystrodur, n. the frame work of a saddle, a packsaddle Ystrodwm, n. a round-about Ystrwy, n. what passes through Ystrwyad, n. a forming a passage Ystrwyo, v. to pass through Ystrwytho, v. to saturate Ystrych, n. what forms a scope Ystrychu, v. to form a scope Ystryd, n. a way, a street Ystrym, n. a main stream or current; a channel Ystryw, n. a subtlety, a finesse, a stratagem, a trick Ystrywgar, a. crafty, wily Ystrywiad, n. a using of craft Ystrywio, v. to use craft Ystrywiol, a. plotting, devising Ystum, n. a bend, a curve; shape fashion, gait Ystumgar, shapely, well-formed Ystumiad, n. a shaping Ystumio, v. to form, to fashion, to bend, to turn Ystumiol, a. pliable, sinuous Ystun, n. what is irritating Ystunad, n. an irritating Ystuno, v. to irritate; to instigate Ystwc, n. a bucket: a shock Ystwff, n. a lift Ystwffwl, n. a stock, a holdfast, a staple, the knocker of a door Ystwng, n. a putting down Ystwmp, n. a stump Ystwr, n. a stir, a noise Ystwrio, v. to bustle, to stir Ystwy, n. a stop, a check Ystwyad, n. a checking Ystwyll, n. Epiphany Ystwyo, v. to check, to restrain Ystwyr, n. what stretches out Ystwyrain, v. to be stretching Ystwyriad, n. a stretching Ystwyth, a. flexible, pliant Ystwythder, n. flexibility Ystwythiad, n. a making pliant Ystwytho, v. to make flexible Ystyciad, n. a bucketful Ystycyll, n. a signal Ystyffernach, n. utensils Ystyffyllu, v. to stock, to log Ystyr, n. sense, meaning Ystyrgar, a. considerate, contemplative, meditative Ystyriaeth, n. consideration Ystyriaethu, v. to use consideration or reflection Ystyried, v. to consider, to reflect Ystyrio, v. to consider, to regard Ystyriol, a. considerate Ystyrioldeb, n. considerateness Ystyrmant, n. a jews-harp Ystyw, n. a settlement Ystywaws, n. a pair of stays Ystywanu, v. to belabour Ystywell, a. steady, manageable Ystywellu, v. to make steady Ysu, v. to hanker, to itch, to eat, to corrode; to consume Yswadan, n. a stroke, a flap Yswail, n. what ejects Ysweilydd, n. one who casts out, a brawler Yswain, n. an esquire, page; armour bearer Yswatiad, n. a squatting Yswatio, v. to squat Yswbwb, n. a hubbub Yswbwbio, v. to rumble Ysweiliad, n. a brawling Ysweilyd, n. a brawler Ysweiniad, n. esquire, page Yswid, n. what turns quickly Yswidw, n. the titmouse Yswil, a. bashful, timid Yswilder, n. bashfulness Yswiliad, n. an abashing Yswilio, v. to be abashed Yswitiad, n. a chipping Yswitian, v. to chirp, to make a small noise Yswitio, v. to chirp, to twitter Yswr, n. a consumer Yswydden, n. a privet tree Yswymbren, n. a quiver Ysŵyr, n. what dawns; the east Yswyth, n. what pervades Yswythbysg, n. the torpedo Yswytho, v. to pervade Ysyn, n. a fire brand Ysywaeth, adv.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

counter and knock you
“Don’t make a brawling here,” said Master Joseph, “or I’ll jump over this here counter and knock you down, like nothing.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

concerns and keep your
Leave the great ones of the world to manage their own concerns, and keep your eyes and observations at home.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

clothes and keep your
Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

cautious and kept your
The two Brothers now went to the youngest Prince, mocking him, and saying, "You certainly found the water of life; but you had the trouble and we had the reward; you should have been more cautious and kept your eyes open, for we took your cup while you were asleep on the sea; and, moreover, in a year one of us intends to fetch your Princess.
— from Grimm's Fairy Stories by Wilhelm Grimm

come and keep you
Love to Aunt Juley; how good of her to come and keep you company, but what a bore.
— from Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

conviction and knowledge yet
Even he that speaks contrary to what is within him, guilefully contrary to his inward conviction and knowledge, yet speaks conformably to what is within him in the temper and frame of his heart, which is double, a heart and a heart , as the Psalmist hath it: Psalm xii.
— from Aids to Reflection; and, The Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

come and kiss your
Mary, love, come and kiss your uncle."
— from The Angel by Guy Thorne

Carolinas and keep your
And say, if you want to hear ballad singers, stop wherever you’re a-mind to in the Blue Ridge in the Carolinas and keep your ears open.
— from Blue Ridge Country by Jean Thomas

copper and knocked you
We should not like to have met Benevolence in a dark lane: he looked confoundedly like a fellow who would have eased you of your last copper, and knocked you down into the bargain.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

court and keep your
"It states that an attempt of a particularly dangerous nature is to be made upon my life to-night, and it recommends me to guard the door, and advises that you watch the window overlooking the court, and keep your pistol ready for instant employment."
— from The Hand of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer

Cynthy and keep your
He won't make love to two at once, unless they 're both pretty young, I 'll warrant. Follow her round, Miss Cynthy, and keep your eyes on her."
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Oliver Wendell Holmes

carefully avoided knowing your
I carefully avoided knowing your name and social position, for I feared to bring you down from the ideal and materialize you.”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

come an kiss you
'Possum up de gum stump, His jaws is black an' dirty; To come an' kiss you, pretty gal, I'd run lak a gobbler tucky.
— from Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Thomas Washington Talley

cool and keep your
Keep cool and keep your head in a race.
— from Boating by Walter Bradford Woodgate

canyon and knew you
I saw you as you came down the canyon, and knew you at once.
— from Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte


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