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CELIA CORBACCIO CORVINO COMMANDADORI SAFFI
AVOCATORI, BONARIO, CELIA, CORBACCIO, CORVINO, COMMANDADORI, SAFFI, ETC., AS BEFORE.
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson

capiētur capiēmur capiēminī capientur SUBJUNCTIVE
capiēbar , capiēbāre or -ris , capiēbātur capiēbāmur , capiēbāminī , capiēbantur Fut. capiar , capiēre or -ris , capiētur capiēmur , capiēminī , capientur SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

choose chose chosen cleave split
, be) was been arise arose arisen awake awoke, awaked awaked bear bore borne, born 53 beat beat beaten beget begot begotten begin began begun behold beheld beheld bend bent bent bereave bereft , bereaved bereft , bereaved 54 beseech besought besought bet bet bet bid (command) bade bidden bid (money) bid bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled bless (see p. 298 ) blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought build built built burn (see p. 298 ) burst burst burst buy bought bought cast cast cast catch caught caught chide chid chidden choose chose chosen *cleave (split) 55 cleft , clove cleft , cleaved (cloven, adj. )
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge

C3 chaffar C3 chafare S
Chaffare , sb. business, selling, merchandise, S2, C2, C3; chaffar , C3; chafare , S; cheffare , S; chapfare , MD; cheapfare , MD.—AS.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

content contentment contentedness complacency satisfaction
— N. content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind; serenity &c. 826; cheerfulness &c. 836; ray of comfort; comfort &c. (well- being) 827.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

cōnfirmō cōnfīrmāre cōnfīrmāvī cōnfīrmātus strengthen
LESSON XLI, § 239 calamitās, calamitātis , f., loss, disaster, defeat (calamity) caput, capitis , n., head (capital) flūmen, flūminis , n., river (flume) labor, labōris , m., labor, toil opus, operis , n., work, task ōrātor, ōrātōris , m., orator rīpa, -ae , f., bank (of a stream) tempus, temporis , n., time (temporal) terror, terrōris , m., terror, fear victor, victōris , m., victor accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus , receive, accept cōnfirmō, cōnfīrmāre, cōnfīrmāvī, cōnfīrmātus , strengthen, establish, encourage (confirm)
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Coop coop coop coop so
Yet all the folks, their scheme to hide, "Coop, coop, coop, coop," so softly cried.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

contendô contendere contendî contentus strain
As a noun, m. and n. plur., the rest (relic) scelus, sceleris , n., crime servitûs, -ûtis , f., slavery (servitude) vallês, vallis (-ium) , f., valley abdô, abdere, abdidî, abditus , hide contendô, contendere, contendî, contentus , strain, struggle; hasten (contend) occîdô, occîdere, occîdî, occîsus , cut down, kill .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

C C C C Solution
| S S S S S | | C C C C C | Solution of the calyx from the ovary.
— from Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. (Maxwell Tylden) Masters

Come come come come said
Well, supposing I was wrong, supposing I have done wrong, why do they try to put me more in the wrong?” “Come, come, come, come!” said Sobol, trying to soothe me.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

chives cucumbers columbines carnations sweet
Suec. ), scurvy-grass, chamomile, spinach, onions, leeks, chives, cucumbers, columbines, carnations, sweet-williams, gooseberries, currants, the barberry, elder, guelder-rose and lilac.
— from Lachesis Lapponica; Or, A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Carl von Linné

cowboys can certainly change saddles
Those cowboys can certainly change saddles from one pony to another in a hurry and also ride.
— from Through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota by P. D. (Purl Dewey) Peterson

crust Combine cottage cheese sugar
lemon rind grated pie crust Combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, salt, lemon rind and spices.
— from Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking by Unknown

chatter Chatter chatter chatter still
"That evermore his teeth they chatter, Chatter, chatter, chatter still.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

colonial colonización colonization colono settler
for parroquiana clima , m. , climate coaligado , -a , joined, allied cobertizo , cover, shelter cobijar , to protect, shelter cobro , collection cocina , kitchen cocinar , to cook cocinera , cook cocotero , coconut tree codicia , cupidity codiciar , to covet, envy codicioso , -a , covetous codo , elbow coexistir , to coexist cohesión , cohesion, contiguity cohete , m. , firecracker, rocket cohibido , -a , restrained coincidencia , coincidence coincidente , coincident cola , tail colaboración , collaboration colaborador , collaborator colar , to filter, pass through colcha , coverlet colchón , m. , mattress colchoneta , quilt colectivo , -a , collective colega , m. , colleague coleto , jacket; —— de ante , buff doublet colgar , to hang colina , hill colindar , to be contiguous, border on colmena , hive colmillo , eye-tooth, tusk colocación , position colocar , to place Colón , Columbus colonia , colony coloniaje , m. , period during which Spanish-American colonies were under Spanish rule; colonial system colonial , colonial colonización , colonization colono , settler, farmer color , m. , color colosal , colossal columbrar , to discern, perceive columna , column columpio , swing comandante , commander; in Argentine army, lieutenant-colonel; —— general de armas , commander-in-chief comarca , district combate , m. , struggle, combat combatiente , combatant combatir , to fight combinación , combination, chance, preparation, plan combinar , to combine comenzar , to begin comer , to eat comercial , commercial comercio , commerce cometa , m. , comet cometer , to commit comisaría , commissariat, police court; —— de guerra , office of paymaster general como , as; like cómo , how; ¿—— le va?
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López


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