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en mi bolsillo el dinero
Viene este campesino, me ordena un vaso de vino, revuelve el sombrero, y al momento suena en mi bolsillo el dinero.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

Eugenics may be easily defined
Though no agreement could be reached as to absolute morality, the essentials of Eugenics may be easily defined.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

eats must be eaten dry
He must observe a fast, and may neither drink nor bathe; what little he eats must be eaten dry, and in no case may he touch water.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

experimental method blind experiment double
[experimental method] protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

every meal before every drill
Such formations as these occur innumerable times in the midshipmen's career; they are held before every meal, before every drill, and on many other occasions; and each time every midshipman at the Academy is accounted for.
— from An Annapolis First Classman by Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach

erected might be easily destroyed
Again, the word reminded the hearer, even by the new mode of its application, that it belonged to a government of recent establishment, and of revolutionary origin, and Napoleon did not wish to present such ideas to the public mind; since that which was but lately erected might be easily destroyed, and that which last arose out of the revolutionary cauldron might, like the phantoms which had preceded it, give place in its turn to an apparition {22} more potent.
— from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III. by Walter Scott

experiences may be either distinct
Our ideas or images of past sensible experiences may be either distinct and adequate or dim, blurred, and incomplete.
— from Psychology: Briefer Course by William James

Ein Musterreiter bereiste einst die
Ein Musterreiter bereiste einst ... die Rio Grandenser Kolonieen.
— from The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Benjamin Franklin Schappelle

every muse by each domestic
But by the sacred genius of this place, By every muse, by each domestic grace, Be kind to wit, which but endeavours well,
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 10 by John Dryden

estimable man became each day
I had been only a very short time in the service of Madame Bonaparte when I made the acquaintance of Charvet, the concierge of Malmaison, and in connection with this estimable man became each day more and more intimate, till at last he gave me one of his daughters in marriage.
— from Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete by Louis Constant Wairy

effort must be exerted during
Regarding your last convention and the non-participation of the Burma delegates, I feel that the utmost effort must be exerted during the coming elections in April to elect those who are best fitted for this supreme and responsible position, and once elected, resignation is not to be accepted.
— from Dawn of a New Day by Effendi Shoghi

Estonia Military branches Estonian Defense
Ports and terminals: Kuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu Military Estonia Military branches: Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force (Eesti Ohuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2008)
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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