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choice a select Etholedig
yet Eth, n. that is in motion Ethais, n. that spreads out Ethol, v. to select, to choose: n. selection, choice: a. select Etholedig, a. chosen, the elect Etholedigaeth, n. the act of electing, selection Etholiad, n. an election Etholydd, n. an elector Etholwr, n. an elector Etholyddiaeth, n. electorship Ethrefiad, n. domestication Ethrefig, a. domestical, homely Ethrefu, v. to domesticate Ethrewyn, v. to conciliate Ethrin, n. conflict, toil Ethrinio, v. to conflict Ethriniol, a. conflicting, toiling Ethryb, n. cause, occasion Ethrychwil, n. a lizard Ethrylith, n. intuition Ethrywyllt, a. ferocious, furious Ethrywyn, v. to conciliate Ethu, v. to proceed, to go Ethw, a. of pervading quality Ethy, n. a spur Eu, pro.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Coffee and Sugar Exchange
This contract is made in view of, and in all respect subject to the rules and conditions established by the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc., and in full accordance with section 102 of the bylaws.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

cooking and scouring everything
Courting’s all right in its place, Miss Shirley, ma’am, but if you try to mix it up with cooking and scouring everything’s spoiled.
— from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

considered as separately existent
My conclusion from both is, that since all our perceptions are different from each other, and from every thing else in the universe, they are also distinct and separable, and may be considered as separately existent, and may exist separately, and have no need of any thing else to support their existence.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

church and state embarked
After the necessary preparations, John Palæologus, with a numerous train, accompanied by his brother Demetrius, and the most respectable persons of the church and state, embarked in eight vessels with sails and oars which steered through the Turkish Straits of Gallipoli to the Archipelago, the Morea, and the Adriatic Gulf.
— 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

coffee and sugar etc
My mother does not seem at all the worse for her journey, nor are any of us, I hope, though Edward seemed rather fagged last night, and [61] not very brisk this morning; but I trust the bustle of sending for tea, coffee, and sugar, etc., and going out to taste a cheese himself, will do him good.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

Corvino and such earth
Ay, in Corvino, and such earth-fed minds, [LEAPING FROM HIS COUCH.] That never tasted the true heaven of love.
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson

call a strike einen
Bank ziehen draw a check on a bank einen Scheck ausfüllen to complete a cheque einen Scheck ausstellen make out a cheque einen Scheck ausstellen write out a cheque einen Scheck einlösen cash a cheque einen Scheck sichern to safeguard a cheque einen Scheckausstellen to make out a cheque einen Schiedsrichter abweisen to challange an arbitrator einen schweren Verlust riskieren to face a serious loss einen Solawechsel zu unterschreiben to sign a promissory note einen Streik ausrufen; zum Streik ausrufen call a strike einen Tag festlegen to appoint a day for einen Tag frei nehmen to take a day off einen Termin anberaumen fix a day einen Termin anberaumen; ansetzen to appoint a time for einen Termin ansetzen fix a time-limit einen Termin ausmachen make an appointment einen Termin festlegen to fix a day einen Termin setzen appoint a date
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

commits a slight error
[199] Chateaubriand here commits a slight error of date.
— from The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. volume 3 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 3 by Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de

calculations and shabby economies
Behind her were years of anxious calculations and shabby economies, a chequered pathway of brilliant ambitions and sombre discouragements.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. by Various

court and staircases encumbered
The court and staircases encumbered with guards taking their meals, the large Salle du Trône swarming with officers, guards, and civilians.
— from History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagaray

chin a shifty eye
He was a young married man with a weak chin, a shifty eye and a voluble tongue.
— from Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

custom at such elections
In Sir Henry Slingsby's diary is the following entry respecting the election at Knaresborough, in 1640: "There is an evil custom at such elections, to bestow wine on all the town, which cost me sixteen pounds at least."
— from The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical: A Cabinet for the Curious by Frank H. Stauffer

climbing a slight elevation
Going through a little group of scrub oak, somewhat back from the shore, and climbing a slight elevation to get a view of the Pacific, the boys were startled, as they were about to emerge into a little open glade, to hear voices.
— from The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Or, Showing Up the Perils of the Deep by Victor Appleton

come and settle everything
Sir Harry understanding this, and having seen in these last days something as he thought of too close a cousinly friendship, was anxious that Lord Alfred should come and settle everything.
— from Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Anthony Trollope

cream and sugar Exercise
One fresh vegetable, such as onions, carrots, parsnips, turnips Choice of rice, baked potato, or baked beans A very small portion of fish, or white meat of chicken, if there is a craving for meat; if not omit, and take one egg A cup of hot water with cream and sugar Exercise and deep breathing, and a glass of water just before retiring.
— from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 of 5 by Eugene Christian


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