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delay S S3 C2
Lette , sb. delay, S, S3, C2; let , S2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

debt she said carelessly
“Yes,” she agreed, and as though suddenly remembering her debt, she said carelessly: “Oh, tell them in your shop that Ivan Andreitch will come round in a day or two and will pay three hundred roubles . . . .
— from The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

darling she said caressingly
"Of course you will, darling," she said, caressingly.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

dread S S2 C2
Drede , sb. dread, MD, S, S2, C2, W2; dreid , S3; dred , S. Dreden , v. to dread, S, S2, C2; dredand , pr.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

duro scoglio si che
Certo io piangea, poggiato a un de' rocchi del duro scoglio, si` che la mia scorta mi disse: <— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

doctis saltem si cognitus
Nam post te sperare nihil decet: hoc mihi restat Vt moriar, tenues fugiatque obscurus in auras 30 Spiritus: ô doctis saltem si cognitus umbris.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

do so she conducted
Having engaged to do so, she conducted him by night to the royal palace, and gave him a false key, by means whereof he found the royal treasures, and carrying them off, embarked with Medea and his companions.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

Debating Societies Star Club
Legal profession for women, Lela, Chandra, Licentiate in teaching, Life of Indian girl, "Lighted to lighten," Literary and Debating Societies, Literature; magazine edited by Mrs. Azariah, Lucknow, Lyon, Mary, Madras Christian College, letter from student at; "triangular alliance; inter-missionary; nine languages represented; sunflower and the lamp; campus of; student organizations; student government; athletic teams; Literary and Debating Societies; Star Club; Natural History Club; Art Club; Dramatic and Musical Societies; History Club; Y.W.C.A.; social service; applied psychology; The Sunflower ; superstitions; the college woman and India; teaching; legal profession; politics; home life; what one reformer achieved; dowry system; college education for women justified; letter from graduate; extract from journal of teacher in; students continue studies in England and America; licentiates in teaching; examination papers; student body of; "conscience clause,"; effort to aid cause of nationalism; social service by students; students of, love Shakespeare; drama at; students collect fund for science building, Madras Corporation Child Welfare Scheme, Madras Mothers' Union, McDougall, Miss Eleanor Magazine edited by Mrs. Azariah, Manikin, makeshift, Manu, laws of, Marriage of Indian girl, Marriage, early, and education, See Child marriage; Dowry system.
— from Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India A Study of Conditions among Women in India by Alice B. (Alice Boucher) Van Doren

did she submissively consent
And did she submissively consent to be deprived of her just dues?
— from Fair to Look Upon by Mary Belle Freeley

divil she succeeded complately
"But, at any rate, she laid herself out to make me jealous of Peter Clout; and, with the blessin' iv the divil, she succeeded complately.
— from The Cock and Anchor by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

During some six centuries
During some six centuries after the Christian era the foundation of the Christian religion in a crucified Redeemer is entirely absent from Christian art!
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

decade since she ceased
[132] All these folk come quite easily to the transformation that has come over the South within the decade, since she ceased to grieve over a past that could never be brought back and overcome.
— from The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford

dragoons she said crossly
She simply left unanswered the questions her lover interposed now and then; and when he interrupted her to say that Count Colloredo had been in the Palatine hussars, and not in the Thurn and Taxis dragoons, she said crossly that he had better pay more attention the next time she told him anything.
— from 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? by Franz Adam Beyerlein


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