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obl cases callow bare

[ L. calicem] -calla (ZDA 10·345) v. hilde-c. calu (cal(e)w- in obl. cases) ‘ callow ,’ bare, bald , Rd .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

other chiefs can be

The earl answered in a friendly and respectful way, that the king's friendship lay near to his heart: "And if you think, sire, that my help against other chiefs can be of use, you have already every claim to it; but I cannot be your vessel for service, as I am an earl of the Scottish king, and owe fealty to him.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

old clergyman can be

Again, I wonder with a sudden fear whether it is likely that our good old clergyman can be wrong, and Mr. and Miss Murdstone right, and that all the angels in Heaven can be destroying angels.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

of C C being

Yes, if you had told me what you thought, I would have given you my name, and I could have done so all the more easily that my reserve was only caused by the fear of being known, and of C—— C—— being taken to another convent by her father.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Our chicken coop burnt

Nasúnug ámung pultri gabíi, Our chicken coop burnt down last night.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

of Cambodia crowned by

Eastward extend the coast and islands of Cochin China as far as Ita Jienne, and to the north and west are those of Cambodia, crowned by a mountain 900 metres in height, which is so like Sabab that Phrai called out to the pilot, “You are taking us back to Chantaboun; there is Mount Sabab.”
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 by Henri Mouhot

of composition can be

The orchestra is said to be good and numerous, so my favorite style of composition can be well given there—I mean choruses, and I am very glad to hear that the French place so much value on this class of music.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

of Captain Carter before

“If we make haste,” said Lydia, as they walked along, “perhaps we may see something of Captain Carter before he goes.”
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

or cape called by

Meanwhile, the wind having changed we were compelled to head for the land, and ply our oars to avoid being driven on shore; but it was our good fortune to reach a creek that lies on one side of a small promontory or cape, called by the Moors that of the "Cava rumia," which in our language means "the wicked Christian woman;" for it is a tradition among them that La Cava, through whom Spain was lost, lies buried at that spot; "cava" in their language meaning "wicked woman," and "rumia" "Christian;" moreover, they count it unlucky to anchor there when necessity compels them, and they never do so otherwise.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

of Castilian Capitan Basilio

“But to get back to this academy of Castilian,” Capitan Basilio continued, “I assure you, gentlemen, that you won’t materialize it.” “Yes, sir, from day to day we’re expecting the permit,” replied Isagani.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

or confined conditions but

You speak of evergreen vegetation as leading to few or confined conditions; but is not evergreen vegetation connected with humid and equable climate?
— from More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters by Charles Darwin

oscillation choke coil by

You can make an oscillation choke coil by winding say 100 turns of No. 28 Brown and Sharpe gauge double cotton covered magnet wire on a cardboard cylinder 2 inches in diameter and 2-1/2 inches long.
— from The Radio Amateur's Hand Book A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

of chiaroscuro composition balance

The perfection of technique reached by those masters and their contemporaries, has raised the admiration of all later painters to such a degree that they have exalted the methods of this Renaissance painting into a religion, and seek to find in the laws of chiaroscuro, composition, balance, and harmony of colour, which they can deduce from the pictures of that period, the source of the inspiration that renders those works immortal.
— from Giotto by Harry Quilter

of Charles Cardale Babington

( Memorials, etc. of Charles Cardale Babington , 8vo.
— from Old Friends at Cambridge and Elsewhere by John Willis Clark

our common cloak but

Damsel who has lost the third volume of an exciting novel Dangerous things are uttered after the third glass Dark-eyed Renee was not beauty but attraction Days when you lay on your back and the sky rained apples Dead Britons are all Britons, but live Britons are not quite brothers Death is only the other side of the ditch Death within which welcomed a death without Death is our common cloak; but Calamity individualizes Death is always next door Debit was eloquent, he was unanswerable Decency's a dirty petticoat in the Garden of Innocence Decent insincerity Decline to practise hypocrisy Dedicated to the putrid of the upper circle
— from Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Collected Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

of children could be

Outside the voices of children could be heard and the sound of the rising wind in the rustling trees.
— from The Eagle's Heart by Hamlin Garland

of cylinders can be

It is only necessary to plant the most roguish lad before a phonograph of some nursery classic, to be sure of his whereabouts and his behavior till the machine runs down, when another set of cylinders can be introduced, and the entertainment carried on.
— from With The Eyes Shut 1898 by Edward Bellamy

of curd cheese Badham

The odour strong, like that of curd cheese.”— Badham.
— from Mushroom Culture: Its Extension and Improvement by W. (William) Robinson

of concealment could be

hom I had become intimate, and whose avocation afforded the opportunity of communicating with Don Benito, without furnishing a clue, by which our place of concealment could be discovered.
— from Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2 by C. Rochfort‏ (Charles Rochfort) Scott

of cotton cloth but

In this tray is a tin support for the wick, and the wick itself may consist of a bundle of soft cotton, for example, a loosely rolled piece of cotton cloth, but in either case the top of the wick should be cut to approximately the same angle as that at which the blowpipe jet meets the flame.
— from A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing by Bernard D. Bolas

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