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Phœnix Cherokee see Cherokee Phœnix
77 Philip , King, mutilation of body of 208 Phillips on ancestry of Sequoya 108 , 109 Phillips on Cherokee syllabary 110 , 219 , 220 Phillips on death of Sequoya 148 Philology , subject-matter of xii Philology , work in xxv Phœnix, Cherokee , see Cherokee Phœnix .
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

Poe calls such confessions pure
[60] Poe calls such confessions pure perversities.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

prima cura sit conglutinatas puellae
Lusitani, inquit, quorundum civitates adierunt: qui natis statim faeminis naturam consuunt, quoad urinae exitus ne impediatur, easque quum adoleverint sic consutas in matrimonium collocant, ut sponsi prima cura sit conglutinatas puellae oras ferro interscindere .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

PP cwernen S cwemde pt
Quemen , v. to please, S, H, PP; cwernen , S; cwemde , pt. s. , S; i-quemd ,
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

physical contacts sensory contacts primary
Physical Contacts The literature of the research upon social contacts falls naturally under four heads: physical contacts, sensory contacts, primary contacts, and secondary contacts.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

princess could so change Pierre
Touched that this statuesque princess could so change, Pierre took her hand and begged her forgiveness, without knowing what for.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

prime costs Selbstkostenpreis cost price
Anteil im Arbeitszyklus effort-controlled cycle selbstkontrollierter Arbeitszyklus effort-controlled cycle selbstkontrollierter Arbeitszyklus unrestricted cycle Selbstkosten prime costs Selbstkostenpreis cost price Selbstkostenpreis cost-price Selbstkostenpreis net cost price
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Paralytic C Straddling C Perplexed
Inveigled C. Overtoiled C. Cloyed C. Dangling C. Miserable C. Squeezed C. Stupid C. Steeped C. Resty C. Seedless C. Kneaded-with-cold- Pounded C. Soaked C. water C. Loose C. Coldish C. Hacked C. Fruitless C. Pickled C. Flaggy C. Riven C. Churned C. Scrubby C. Pursy C. Filliped C. Drained C. Fusty C. Singlefied C. Haled C. Jadish C. Begrimed C. Lolling C. Fistulous C. Wrinkled C. Drenched C. Languishing C. Fainted C. Burst C. Maleficiated C. Extenuated C. Stirred up C. Hectic C. Grim C. Mitred C. Worn out C. Wasted C. Peddlingly furnished Ill-favoured C. Inflamed C. C. Duncified C. Unhinged C. Rusty C. Macerated C. Scurfy C. Exhausted C. Paralytic C. Straddling C. Perplexed C. Degraded C. Putrefied C. Unhelved C. Benumbed C. Maimed C. Fizzled C. Bat-like C. Overlechered C. Leprous C. Fart-shotten C. Druggely C. Bruised C. Sunburnt C. Mitified C. Spadonic C. Pacified C. Goat-ridden C. Boughty C. Blunted C. Weakened C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Position condition situation circumstances plight
= KEY: State \n.\. SYN: Position, condition, situation, circumstances, plight, predicament, case, province, [See CONDITION].
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

paseo contains six circular plots
The paseo contains six circular plots, which Maximilian intended should contain statues.
— from Six Months in Mexico by Nellie Bly

Paralytic C Straddling C Perplexed
Singlefied C. Haled C. Jadish C. Begrimed C. Lolling C. Fistulous C. Wrinkled C. Drenched C. Languishing C. Fainted C. Burst C. Maleficiated C. Extenuated C. Stirred up C. Hectic C. Grim C. Mitred C. Worn out C. Wasted C. Peddlingly furnished Ill-favoured C. Inflamed C. C. Duncified C. Unhinged C. Rusty C. Macerated C. Scurfy C. Exhausted C. Paralytic C. Straddling C. Perplexed C. Degraded C. Putrefied C. Unhelved C. Benumbed C. Maimed C. Fizzled C. Bat-like C. Overlechered C. Leprous C. Fart-shotten C. Druggely C. Bruised C. Sunburnt C. Mitified C. Spadonic C. Pacified C. Goat-ridden C. Boughty C. Blunted C. Weakened C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by François Rabelais

Poor child said Celia pausing
"Poor child," said Celia, pausing to glance at the dejected figure in the chair, its dark curls a riot of disorder, a smudge of black upon its forehead, and its pinafore disreputable with frequent use as a duster, "I gave you too much to do!
— from The Second Violin by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond

Pedro CORREA Social Christian Party
[Federal Deputy Pedro CORREA]; Social Christian Party or PSC
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

portrait completed so Christ pointed
Artists and sculptors look forward to an hour when, by a touch here and a touch there, the statue shall be perfected and the portrait completed; so Christ pointed forward to an hour when, having been wrought upon by darkness and by light, by defeat and by victory, by sorrow and by joy, at last wisdom shall be made perfect, judgment know no error, love have full disclosure and the soul enter into unhindered perfection.
— from The Investment of Influence: A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Newell Dwight Hillis


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