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now I covered every crevice

One part was open, and by that I had crept in; but now I covered every crevice by which I might be perceived with stones and wood, yet in such a manner that I might move them on occasion to pass out: all the light I enjoyed came through the sty, and that was sufficient for me.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

now I covered every crevice

One part was open, and by that I had crept in; but now I covered every crevice by which I might be perceived with stones and wood, yet in such a manner that I might move them on occasion to pass out: all the light I enjoyed came through the stye, and that was sufficient for me.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

new IBM compatibles expansion cards

IBM Hardware - about new IBM compatibles, expansion cards, displays, hard disks, IBM PS/2, software for performance evaluation, printers, etc. IBM Systems/Utilities - about DOS, utilities, shells, file utilities, and much more.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

now I covered every crevice

One part was open, and by that I had crept in; but now I covered every crevice by which I might be perceived with stones and wood, yet in such a manner that I might move them on occasion to pass out; all the light I enjoyed came through the sty, and that was sufficient for me.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

N intelligibility clearness explicitness c

— N. intelligibility; clearness, explicitness &c. adj.; lucidity, comprehensibility, perspicuity; legibility, plain speaking &c. (manifestation) 525; precision &c. 494; [Grk][Grk]; a word to the wise.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Nothing is changeless except change

At the opening of the hospital, May 4, 1886, Miss Frances E. Willard, the president of the National W. C. T. U., gave the following address: “Nothing is changeless except change.
— from Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Martha Meir Allen

non intelligant corde et convertantur

Excaecavit oculos eorum, et induravit cor eorum: ut non videant oculis, et non intelligant corde, et convertantur, et sanem eos.
— from The Gospel of St. John by Joseph MacRory

need I can easily carry

I have it somewhere, and am going to pin it up on the outside of the tent as a warning to the youth of this neighborhood—and what water I need I can easily carry up from the creek.”
— from In the Midst of Alarms by Robert Barr

nostri Iesu Christi et caritas

XIII, 13: “ Gratia Domini nostri Iesu Christi et caritas Dei. ”
— from Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise by Joseph Pohle

Now in Ceylon either class

Now, in Ceylon, either class will be welcome.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 by Various

Now I could easily convince

Now I could easily convince Owen'—— 'Caroline!'
— from Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 307 New Series, Saturday, November 17, 1849 by Various

name is Cayley Ella Cayley

But she seemed to notice nothing as she answered “My name is Cayley —Ella Cayley.
— from The Bittermeads Mystery by E. R. (Ernest Robertson) Punshon

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