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dissipating some prejudices you
If this letter seems to you of service in enlightening some minds and in dissipating some prejudices, you are at liberty to publish it, sir.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

desires shall point you
And so, without more circumstance at all, I hold it fit that we shake hands and part: You, as your business and desires shall point you,—
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

did so please your
We did, so please your Highness.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

dear sir perhaps you
it is not likely that they were all deceived about a man as contemptible as you make him out to be in your travesty,—well, in that case, my dear sir, perhaps you might have studied his character more carefully and you would have progressed further in your knowledge of the man.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

de su patria y
El reformador salió proscripto de su patria y fué al Perú y al Ecuador a combatir por la abolición de la esclavitud.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

d stinking perfumes you
Ey, ey, thou may'st smell till Christmas, I'll be bound to be hanged, knight, if the creature's nose an't foundered by the d——d stinking perfumes you have got among you.” These compliments being passed, the two knights sat down by one another, and Sir Stentor being asked by his neighbour, upon what errand he had crossed the sea, gave him to understand, that he had come to France, in consequence of a wager with Squire Snaffle, who had laid a thousand pounds, that he, Sir Stentor, would not travel to Paris by himself, and for a whole month appear every day at a certain hour in the public walks, without wearing any other dress than that in which he saw him.
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett

demand Spitzenjahr peak year
Sperrkonto blocked account Sperrung eines Kontos blocking of an account Spesen expense Spesen eingeschlossen charges included Spesenabrechnung account of charges Spesenabrechnung note of expenses Spesenbewilligung expense allowance Spesenkonto expense account Spesenrechnung bill of costs Spesenrechnung bill of expenses Spesenzulage allowance for expenses Spezialarbeiter; Spezialkraft specialized worker Spezialausbildung specialized education Spezialgerät special equipment spezialisiert specialized Spezialisierung specialization Spezialkenntnisse special knowledge Spezialverpackung special packing speziell special spezielle Probleme specific problems Sphäre; Kreis sphere Spiel; Glücksspiel; spielen gamble Spielen gambling Spielen game-playing Spielen gaming Spieler; Spekulant gambler Spielhölle gambling house Spielschuld gambling debt Spielschuld gaming debt Spielschulden gambling debts Spielvertrag wagering contract Spielwarenmesse toy fair Spind; Garderobenschrank locker Spiralheftung spiral binding Spitze der Nachfrage peak of demand Spitzenjahr peak year Spitzenlohn top wage Spitzennachfrage; Spitzenbedarf peak demand Spitzenpapiere blue chips Spitzenverdienst top salary Sponsor sponsor spontan spontaneous spontaner Käufer impulse buyer Spontankauf impulse buying Sportredakteur sports editor Spottpreis knocked-down price Spottpreis; Locopreis spot price Sprachen lernen study languages Sprechanlage intercommunication system Springer spare man Springer stand-by man Spruchband banner Sprung nach vorn jump ahead sprunghafter Anstieg jump sprunghaftes Auf und Ab der Kurse pyrotechnics Spur track Spurweite gauge staatlich unterstützt grant-aided staatlich; Staatsangehöriger national staatliche Fürsorge national assistance staatliche Rentenanleihen consols staatliche Sozialversicherung (Br.)
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

done so perhaps you
“Master Ethelston,” answered the justly offended voyageur, “a man that goes full swing down the stream of his own notions, without heeding oar or helm, is sure to run athwart a [292] snag; here’s my worthy friend here, Paul Müller, and though he is a preacher, I’ll hold him as honest a man as any in the territory; he can tell you the whole story from one end to t’other; and when he’s done so, perhaps you’ll be sorry for what you’ve said to old Bearskin.”
— from The Prairie-Bird by Murray, Charles Augustus, Sir

de su padre y
[90] "Higo en esto lo que un Isaac dexandose sacrificar por hazer la voluntad de su padre, y por el bien de la Iglesia."
— from History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

doctor said perhaps you
The doctor said perhaps you would want to go to Mr. Burnham.
— from Ruth Erskine's Son by Pansy

de S Pedro y
Al Norte tiene á la provincia de Taraumara, al Sur la de Chiametlán y costa del seno Californio, al Oriente los grandes arenales y naciones vecinas á la laguna de S. Pedro, y al Poniente la Sierra Madre de Topía, que la divide de esta provincia y la de Sinaloa.' 614 Alegre , Hist.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft


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