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castle called Doubting Castle
Now there was, not far from the place where they lay, a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair; and it was in his grounds they now were sleeping: wherefore he, getting up in the morning early, and walking up and down in his fields, caught Christian and Hopeful asleep in his grounds.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

contrary containing distinctly Christian
Although neither polical nor anti-Christian, but, on the contrary, containing distinctly Christian elements and claiming to descend from Christian Rosenkreutz--a claim which must be dismissed as an absurdity--the S.R.I.A. is nevertheless largely Cabalistic, 722 dealing with the forces of Nature, alchemy, etc.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

cheques cartas de crédito
—¿Hacen además esos bancos las operaciones mercantiles usuales de depósito, cambio, cheques, cartas de crédito, descuentos de pagarés y operaciones de giros
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

celebrated Captain de Clieu
Esménard celebrated Captain de Clieu's romantic voyage to Martinique with the coffee plants from the Jardin des Plantes, in some admirable verses quoted in chapter II.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

con cenni di castella
Inferno: Canto XXII Io vidi gia` cavalier muover campo, e cominciare stormo e far lor mostra, e talvolta partir per loro scampo; corridor vidi per la terra vostra, o Aretini, e vidi gir gualdane, fedir torneamenti e correr giostra; quando con trombe, e quando con campane, con tamburi e con cenni di castella, e con cose nostrali e con istrane; ne' gia` con si` diversa cennamella cavalier vidi muover ne' pedoni, ne' nave a segno di terra o di stella.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

consecrate consecrate devote cōn
nāvem cōnscendere , embark, go on board 305 cōn-scrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptus [ com- , together , + scrībō , write ], ( write together ), enroll, enlist cōn-secrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ com- , intensive, + sacrō , consecrate ], consecrate, devote cōn-sequor, -sequī, -secūtus sum , dep.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Crestfallen C Distempered C
Faded C. Louting C. Appellant C. Mouldy C. Discouraged C. Swagging C. Musty C. Surfeited C. Withered C. Paltry C. Peevish C. Broken-reined C. Senseless C. Translated C. Defective C. Foundered C. Forlorn C. Crestfallen C. Distempered C. Unsavoury C. Felled C. Bewrayed C. Worm-eaten C. Fleeted C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

close cower down CM
Rouken , v. to lie close, cower down, CM, C, HD, JD.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

conclusion cessation discontinuance cadence
SYN: Termination, conclusion, cessation, discontinuance, cadence, period, finality.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

consideration considerateness de considerable
consideración f consideration, considerateness; de—— considerable, of some consequence; guardar—es be considerate, have considerateness.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

chronicles charters deeds copied
A gentleman used his study not only to read and to write, but to hold collections of early chronicles, charters, deeds, copied manuscripts, and coins that reflected the budding interest in antiquarianism; and to study his family genealogy, for which he had hired someone to make an elaborate diagram.
— from Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776 by S. A. Reilly

confiture Coffee DINNER Clam
370 DECEMBER 12 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Stewed prunes Oyster broth Codfish balls Chow chow Rolls Bouillabaisse Marseillaise Coffee Asparagus Hollandaise Omelette au confiture Coffee DINNER Clam chowder Celery Oysters à la Hyde Striped bass, meunière Potatoes nature Combination salad Fancy ice cream Alsatian wafers Coffee Codfish balls.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

Calhoun Charles D Coffin
B. Calhoun, Charles D. Coffin, Robert B. Cranston, Caleb Cushing, Edward Darlington, Thomas Davee, Edward Davies, Alexander Duncan, George H. Dunn, George Evans, Horace Everett, John Ewing, Isaac Fletcher, Millard Filmore, Henry A. Foster, Patrick G. Goode, George Grennell, jr., Elisha Haley, Hiland Hall, Alexander Harper, Wm. S. Hastings, Thomas Henry, Wm.
— from Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2) or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 by Thomas Hart Benton

cans containing depth charges
They rushed at the periscopes in efforts to ram the submarine, and as they raced over the spot where the submarine had been at the rate of twenty-two knots or more an hour, they dropped huge containers, dubbed "ash cans", containing depth charges of trinitrotoluol.
— from History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Richard Joseph Beamish

chickens cried Dot climbing
“Let me see the chickens,” cried Dot, climbing up beside her brother.
— from Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm by Mabel C. Hawley

camp creates direst confusion
As the dusk of eve draws near, the silent flitting of the common short-eared owl ( Asio accipitrinus ), and the hawk owl ( Surnia funeria ), attracted by the sounds of the camp, creates direst confusion.
— from Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1889-1890, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1894, pages 159-350 by Lucien M. (Lucien McShan) Turner

chasm C Durand Chapman
I signalled the engineer full speed ahead, and in a short time we crossed the ice-foot and entered the chasm , C. Durand Chapman , 17 A semi-circle of rifles was discharged at the unhappy brutes.
— from The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by William Richard Bradshaw

Castle clustering down close
As it was, when that hour arrived, he was up on the top of a hill, and could again see Portray Castle clustering down close upon the sea, and the thin belt of trees, and the shining water beyond;—but of the road to the Cottage he knew nothing.
— from The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

ces chants demontrent clairement
Les sujets traités dans ces chants demontrent clairement qu’ils n’ont été inspirés ni à des prêtres païens, ni à des poètes qui auraient vécu sous leur influence, en vue d’être recités dans des fêtes religieuses
— from Armenian Legends and Festivals by Louis A. (Louis Angelo) Boettiger


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