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child my dear dear
You will repeat to him my last words: “'My child, my dear, dear child, be less harsh toward poor women!
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

CUT mortified disgraced down
COMB-CUT, mortified, disgraced, “down on one’s luck.”
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten

corchuelo m d depr
corchuelo m d depr of corcho cork.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

course My dear Dame
"Such as they were, of course." "My dear Dame Durden
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

credit more difficult Darlehen
Darlehen verbilligen make credit easier Darlehen verteuern make credit more difficult Darlehen; Anleihe loan Darlehensantrag application for a loan Darlehensantrag loan application Darlehensbedingungen terms of a loan Darlehenskonto loan account Darlehensmöglichkeiten credit facilities Darlehensvermittler loan broker Darlehensversprechen promise to grant a loan Darlehensvertrag contract of loan Darlehensvertrag loan agreement
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

comte m dignitaire du
comte , m. , dignitaire du troisième ordre dans la noblesse.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

coefficient multiple dividend divisor
sum, difference, complement, subtrahend; product; multiplicand, multiplier, multiplicator[obs3]; coefficient, multiple; dividend, divisor, factor, quotient, submultiple[Math]; fraction, rational number; surd, irrational number; transcendental number; mixed number, complex number, complex conjugate; numerator, denominator; decimal, circulating decimal, repetend; common measure, aliquot part; prime number, prime, relative prime, prime factor, prime pair; reciprocal; totient[obs3].
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Caricature misrepresentation distortion daub
ANT: Caricature, misrepresentation, distortion, daub.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

complexity multiplicity discord disjunction
ANT: Plurality, multitude, complexity, multiplicity, discord, disjunction, separation, severance, variety, heterogeneity, diversity, incongruity, divisibility.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

change made during dinner
The uncles and aunts occupied the next suites, but farther along, beyond the head of the main stairs, was an unoccupied bedroom and dressing room, and he ordered that a fire should be lit there, and the change made during dinner, so that he would find the room ready for his tenancy that night.
— from Peter by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

cold maids do dead
There with fantastic garlands did she come Of crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them.
— from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

command my dear Durnford
"I am yours to command, my dear Durnford; but I hope your serious matter is nothing unpleasant.
— from Mohawks: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3 by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

congratulations my dear Don
Ten thousand congratulations, my dear Don Carlos!
— from Bandit Love by Juanita Savage

content my daughter died
But he cried, Woe, woe! and cast up his hands to heaven; and after, Lord, I 'm content my daughter died at two years old.
— from Long Will by Florence Converse

collector Mr David Douglas
It measured 16 1 2 inches in length, and was stated to have been procured by the Society’s collector, Mr. David Douglas.
— from The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 by Various

cure meat dese days
Lawsie, lady, dey don't cure meat dese days; dey jus' uses some kind of liquid to brush over it.
— from Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

commented Mr Dingle dejectedly
Happy to oblige you later, for any period you care to specify." "'Nother Percy!" commented Mr. Dingle dejectedly, expectorating over the side.
— from A Man's Man by Ian Hay


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