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defect in the electronic
You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

downwards in the earth
The worm crept away immediately, while thread wound off from the clew as the worm took it away; and the people followed the worm until it sought downwards in the earth.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

dropped into the eyes
The juice dropped into the eyes takes away the heat and inflammation of them.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

done in the erect
The thing to remember is that all exercise that is taken should be done in the erect position, then the muscles will hold the body there.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

dropped into the eyes
The juice dropped into the eyes, clears the sight and takes away redness and other defects in them, although it procure some pain for the present, and cause tears.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

down into the eternal
Yes, down into the eternal fires!
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

dug in the earth
He became a vegetarian, and talked pages to himself as he dug in the earth for food.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

duty in the exertion
I do it with the hope of arousing conscientious and reflecting women at the North to a sense of their duty in the exertion of moral influence on the question of Slavery, on all possible occasions.
— from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) Jacobs

dropped into the ears
The juice boiled or thoroughly heated in a little oil of bitter almonds in the peel of a pomegranate, and dropped into the ears, is a sure remedy for deafness, singings, &c. Three spoonfuls of the juice taken, warmed in white wine, and some wine put thereto, causes women in travail to have so easy and speedy a delivery, that they may be able to walk presently after.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

determined in the end
The outcome of all great wars is determined in the end by the personality of the men who conduct them to a conclusion.
— from The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 1 (of 2) A Narrative and Critical History by George Cary Eggleston

deep in the eternal
A.H. Cragin, of New Hamphshire, in a speech in the House of Representatives, said:— "When our forefathers reared the magnificent structure of a free Republic in this western land, they laid its foundations broad and deep in the eternal principles of right.
— from The United States in the Light of Prophecy Or, an Exposition of Rev. 13:11-17 by Uriah Smith

dawn in the east
The first twitter of a bird in the morning brought me to my feet; I roused the others, and we saddled and were riding with the first sign of dawn in the east.
— from A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams

discourse in the extempore
Or if he uses the same length of preparation for each discourse in the extempore mode, he can collect and classify a far greater amount of material, and the mental element will thus gain far more than the merely verbal loses.
— from Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It by William Pittenger

down in the earth
Perhaps you wonder how the miners get so deep down in the earth every day.
— from People of Africa by Edith A. How

drama in the engravings
If we seek the costume of this drama in the engravings of the time we find heroes and princesses appearing in furbelows, embroideries, bootees, swords and plumes—a dress, in short, Greek in name, but French in taste and fashion; such as the king, the dauphin, and the princesses paraded in, to the music of violins, at the court performances of ballets.
— from The Philosophy of Art by Hippolyte Taine

down into the extraordinary
He dipped down into the extraordinary rectangle of St. James's, where he was utterly at home.
— from The Pretty Lady by Arnold Bennett


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