above, over: adv. above Uchad, n. a rising over Uchaf, a. upmost, uppermost Uchafael, n. an ascension Uchafed, a. being over, upper Uchafedd, n. loftiness, height Uchafiad, n. a rising over Uchafiaeth, n. supremacy Uchanian, n. a superior nature Uchaniaeth, n. metapysics Uchanianol, a. supernatural Ucharn, n. the ankle Uchder, n. height, highness Uchediad, n. an elevating Uchedu, v. to elevate, to soar Uchedydd, n. a soarer; a lark Uchedd, n. loftiness, altitude; top Uchel, a. high, lofty, towering Uchelder, n. loftiness, elevation Ucheldrem, n. a haughty look Ucheldyb, n. high opinion Ucheledd, n. loftiness Uchelfa, n. a high place Uchelfaer, n. a high constable Uchelfal, n. the misletoe Uchelfryd, a. high-minded Ucheliad, n. a heightening Ucheliant, n. elevation Uchelraith, n. a grand jury Uchelryw, n. a superior kind Uchelsaf, n. a high standing Uchelsantaeth, n. a hierarchy Uchelu, v. to make high Uchelwr, n. a freeholder Uchelwyl, n. a high festival Uchelydd, n. a superior Uchellawr, n. the misletoe Uchenaid, n. a sigh Uchenidiad, n. a sighing Ucheneidio, v. to sigh Ucher, n. gloom; evening Ucherddo, n. evening tide Uchergyd, n. a lofty shock Uchelwyl, n. a vesper Uchiad, n. a heightening Ucho, prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
The expenditures at the end of the first year were largely in excess of the receipts; in fact the inmates had eaten up nearly everything that the farm produced.
— from Sketches from Concord and Appledore Concord thirty years ago; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Louisa M. Alcott; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Matthew Arnold; David A. Wasson; Wendell Phillips; Appledore and its visitors; John Greenleaf Whittier by Frank Preston Stearns
Civic troubles, however, put a stop to the work before it was carried so far as to enable us now even to determine what the original design may have been.
— from A History of Architecture in All Countries, Volume 2, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by James Fergusson
The whiting is wearing away from the real Chassepot, the grime of the Parisian weather is settling into corners of eyes, under noses, etc.; the pathos and sentiment of the work suffer accordingly, and it may be doubted whether any pathetic, or would-be pathetic, work of sculpture is ever really effective, even if wrought by a very clever contemporary French artist.
— from Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by William Walton
They acknowledged themselves conquered, and, without wishing to enter upon new explanations, they humbly bowed before the haughty young man, and kissed his hands, swearing devotion under all circumstances, and immediately withdrew with a rapidity which proved their repentance.
— from The Guide of the Desert by Gustave Aimard
Our aim is to suggest reforms, and in carrying it out we have consulted no popular prejudice, enlarged upon no enormities to please the lover of tragedy, regarded neither beauty nor the art of novel making, nor created suffering heroines to excite an outpouring of sorrow and tears.
— from Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
Only one hand would be required to steer each vessel, and the rest would remain out of sight of the enemy until near enough to make a dash either for the shore or the pirates’ craft, as the case might be.
— from By Conduct and Courage: A Story of the Days of Nelson by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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