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different names and presenting some
Two grades of purity are mentioned in connexion with it, designated by different names and presenting some difficulties
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

depart NED atwot pt s
At-witen , v. to depart, NED; atwot , pt. s. , MD.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

do not always prevent such
But the Commandments do not always prevent such virtuous scoffers from dealings with their neighbor of which no gentleman could be capable and retain his claim to the title.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

den Nice and Prusa Sicily
The noblest of the Greeks, more especially those who, by descent or alliance, might dispute the Comnenian inheritance, escaped from the monster's den: Nice and Prusa, Sicily or Cyprus, were their places of refuge; and as their flight was already criminal, they aggravated their offence by an open revolt, and the Imperial title.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

does not a patriotic Spanish
Supposing that we should yield to the most absurd pessimism and admit the insult, great for the Philippines, but still greater for Spain, that all the representatives would be separatists and that in all their contentions they would advocate separatist ideas: does not a patriotic Spanish majority exist there, is there not present [ 75 ] there the vigilance of the governing powers to combat and oppose such intentions?
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal

Daily Nega and press services
Several Russian newspapers, including Commersant Daily, Nega, and press services like Postfactum and Interfax, have digests or complete editions available for Relcom network subscribers, usually for a nominal fee.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

Do need a present sum
If the holy purse Should with this draught fall low, and that the saints Do need a present sum, I have a trick To melt the pewter, you shall buy now, instantly, And with a tincture make you as good Dutch dollars As any are in Holland. TRI.
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

de nuestra América para servirla
Pero por eso vivimos aquí, orgullosos de nuestra América, para servirla y honrarla.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Dolur n ache pain soar
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

do not all possess so
We pass for Russian, French, Spanish, or Italian, jest as we like, not from our skill in language, which we do not all possess, so much as a certain easy imitation of the nat-ive that comes nat'ral to us.
— from One Of Them by Charles James Lever

do not at present see
Although it is understood that we do not at present see our way to change the recent decision not to send any fresh complete divisional units, we wish to have all the material possible on which to form a judgment from time to time.
— from Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Ian Hamilton

does not always produce sound
While we know that all sound can be traced to motion, we know equally well that motion does not always produce sound.
— from General Science by Bertha May Clark

disappointed notwithstanding a press sends
You are anxious (said his Excellency) to produce a panic, to reduce the value of property, to create dismay, in order that you may speculate, by reducing the present value of property; but you will be disappointed, notwithstanding a press sends forth daily abuse against me, and black-guard and contemptible remarks against my acts.
— from The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society

did not attack prejudices so
Mr. Wilmot set more cautiously to work than he had done in his younger days, and did not attack prejudices so openly, and he had an admirable assistant in Dr. Spencer.
— from The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

do not at present see
If ever this nation, during his life, enter into arrangements with us, it must be in consequence of events, of which they do not at present see a possibility.
— from Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson

drew nearer and presently saw
[Pg 151] CHAPTER XV THE ISLAND To the dark land on the sky-line, we swiftly drew nearer, and presently saw a low shore where a thread of gleaming white, which came and went, told us unmistakably that great seas were breaking.
— from The Great Quest A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea by Charles Boardman Hawes

drew near and pale silent
Week after week glided by until the Christmas holidays drew near, and pale, silent, little Una seemed turned into a different child.
— from The Gap in the Fence by Frederica J. Turle


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