Captain Dobbin did not correct this error of the worthy lady, but listened to all her story of complaints and misfortunes with great sympathy—condoled with her losses and privations, and agreed in reprehending the cruel conduct of Mr. Osborne towards his first benefactor. — from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
yonder Dodi, v. to put, to lay, to deposit, to place, to give Dodiad, n. a laying; a giving Dodiadol, a. positional Dodol, a. posited, set, laid Dodrefn, n. furniture Dodrefniad, n. a furnishing Dodrefnu, v. to furnish Dodrefnyn, a piece of furniture Dodw, n. a laying, a setting Dodwy, v. to lay, to deposit Doddi, v. to come Doe, n. yesterday Doedyd, v. to say, to speak Doeth, a. wise Doethder, n. wisdom Doethi, v. to show wisdom Doethineb, n. wisdom Doethyn, n. wiseacre Dof, n. utensil: a. tame, gentle Dofaeth, n. domesticity Dofawd, n. training Dofedig, a. trained, tamed Dofiad, n. a taming Doir, n. trained state Dofraeth, n. usage; domesticity, lodging, quarters Dofredig, a. domiciliated Dofreithiad, n. domiciliation Dofreithio, v. to domiciliate Dofriad, n. domiciliation Dofrol, a. domiciliating Dofydd, n. one who forms or trains; tamer; the Lord Dofyddiad, n. organiser Dog, n. share, dividend Dogn, n. due quantity, share Dognedd, n. quantity; enough Dogni, v. to proportion Dogniad, n. proportioning Dognol, a. proportional Dôl, n. a winding; bow; dale; ring; noose, loop Dolog, a. having windings Dolef, n. shout Dolefain, v. to shout Dolen, n. loop, ring, bow Doleniad, a. a forming a bow, ring or loop Dolenu, v. to form a ring Dolff, n. curve or bow Dolffyn, n. dolphin Doli, v. to form a ring or loop Doloch, n. moan, wailing Dolur, n. ache, pain, soar Dolurio, v. to pain, to ache Dolurus, a. sore, painful Dolwch, n. adoration Dolystain, n. trembling noise Dolysteinio, v. to quiver Dolystum, n. curved form Dolystumiad, n. a curving Dolystumio, v. to curve Don, a. that overspreads Dondiad, n. a taunting Dondio, v. to taunt Doniad, n. an endowing Donio, v. to endow, to gift Doniog, a. endowed, gifted Doniol, a. endowing, giving Dôr, n. a clausure; door Dorfod, v. to be concerned Dorglwyd, n. covering hurdle Dori, v. to be concerned Doriad, n. a being concerned Dorlawd, n. a fondling Dorlota, v. to fondle Dorth, n. covering; limit Dos, n. drop, particle: v. go, do thou go Dosbarth, n. class; discrimination Dosbarthedig, a. classified; distinguished; discriminated Dosbarthedigaeth, n. classification, distinction Dosbarthiad, n. distinguishing Dosbarthol, a distributive Dosbarthu, v. to distribute, to distinguish, to determine Dosbarthus, a. discretive Dosbarthwr, n. distributer, an analyser Dosben, n. a particular Dosbeniad, n. a particularising Dosi, v. to trickle, to drop Dosiad, n. a trickling, dropping Dosog, a. having drops Dosol, — from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
chosen day did not
Then again, sir, when you bid me not be disturbed by little accidents, or by strangers coming in upon me unexpectedly, how noble an instance did you give me of this, when, on our happy wedding-day, the coming of Sir Charles Hargrave, and the other two gentlemen, (for which you were quite unprovided, and which hindered our happiness of dining together on that chosen day,) did not so disturb you, but that you entertained the gentlemen pleasantly, and parted with them civilly and kindly! — from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
cruel death do not
If the unlooked-for captivity and unseemly bondage of this man, his fidelity to his oath, and his surpassingly cruel death, do not bring a blush to the face of the gods, it is true that they are brazen and bloodless. — from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
chayre Diana did not
Day I first begun to go forth in my coat and sword Declared, if he come, she would not live with me Declared he will never have another public mistress again Delight to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition Deliver her from the hereditary curse of child-bearing Desired me that I would baste his coate Desk fastened to one of the armes of his chayre Diana did not come according to our agreement Did dig another, and put our wine in it; and I my Parmazan cheese Did extremely beat him, and though it did trouble me to do it Did so watch to see my wife put on drawers, which (she did) Did take me up very prettily in one or two things that I said Did much insist upon the sin of adultery Did go to Shoe Lane to see a cocke-fighting at a new pit there Did find none of them within, which I was glad of Did tumble them all the afternoon as I pleased Did trouble me very much to be at charge to no purpose Did see the knaveries and tricks of jockeys Did not like that Clergy should meddle with matters of state Did put evil thoughts in me, but proceeded no further Did bear with it, and very pleasant all the while Did drink of the College beer, which is very good — from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys
cannot doubt do not
These little facts, whose accuracy I cannot doubt, do not contradict certain details that have been read in my friend's manuscript, but I am far from offering them as a proof of the veracity of his story. — from A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont
The presence on the train of the girl that she had, to all intents and purposes, cruelly deceived, did not add to her comfort. — from The Flyers by George Barr McCutcheon
If, after the careful administration of the treatment here prescribed for five or six weeks, the induration and cystic degeneration do not disappear, then the case is not one that will be benefited by trachelorrhaphy. — from A Text-book of Diseases of Women by Charles B. (Charles Bingham) Penrose
college degrees do not
I am not saying that the Day-Lily would not smell as sweet by her title of ‘Hemerocallis Fulva’, or that the homely, hearty Bouncing Bet would not kiss as deliciously in her scholar’s cap and gown of ‘Saponaria Officinalis’; but merely that their college degrees do not lend themselves so willingly to verse, or even melodious prose, which is what the poet is often after nowadays. — from Literature and Life (Complete) by William Dean Howells
Class Day drew near
I can't get away from the idea that although the days were getting longer and slower as Class Day drew near, they went ever so much more quickly than they had at first; notwithstanding, also, the fact that I got up earlier. — from The Diary of a Freshman by Charles Macomb Flandrau
coming down do now
[128] And if his coming down, do now fill us with wrath against one another, and if between the cause of the Sufferers on one hand, and the cause of the Suspected on t'other, we carry things to such extreams of Passion as are now gaining upon us, the 114 Devil will Bless himself, to find such a convenient Lodging as we shall therein afford unto him. — from The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, (Vol. 1 of 3) by Robert Calef
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