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produced King Canute
The earl then produced King Canute's letter and seal, confirming all that the earl asserted.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

public keys comes
That's where the idea of public keys comes in.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

petty Kleinanzeige classified
Ware clause about condition of the goods Klausel betreffend die Qualität clause about the quality Klausel betreffend die Quantität clause about the quantity Klausel betreffend die Vertragsstrafe penalty clause Klausel die sofortige Zahlung fordert acceleration clause Klauseln welche ablehnen clauses which disclaim Klauseln; Punkte; Artikel; Paragraphen articles Klebeband adhesive tape Kleidergeld clothing allowance Kleidergeld dress alowance klein petty Kleinanzeige classified advertisement Kleinanzeige small ad Kleinanzeige small advertisement
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Prut Kra chika
[clxxxviii] Charm against Abdominal Swelling Tawar Kembong Prut Kra chika untut jari-nya, Kembong segah untut jadi-nya.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

poor knave came
"Ah," said the wife, "the poor knave came in the storm and rain, and begged for shelter, so I gave him a bit of bread and cheese, and showed him where the straw was."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

popularly known clearly
The name “fire of heaven,” by which the midsummer fire is sometimes popularly known, clearly implies a consciousness of a connexion between the earthly and the heavenly flame.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

pass Kate clasped
Ralph being, by this time, as furious as a baffled tiger, made for the door, and, attempting to pass Kate, clasped her arm roughly with his hand.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

pot Kurubas continually
The Koragas of South Canara are said to be regarded with such intense loathing that, up to quite [ 27 ] recent times, one section of them called Ande or pot Kurubas, continually wore a pot suspended from their necks, into which they were compelled to spit, being so utterly unclean as to be prohibited from even spitting on the highway.
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

Princeton Ky Carlie
Nina Jones, Princeton, Ky. Carlie F. Kittridge, Geneseo, N. Y. Robert Kittridge, Geneseo, N. Y. Hattie Miner, Deposit, N. Y. Grace L. Smith, Union City, Mich. Emily E. Spear, Spring Mills, N. Y. Annie Taylor, Chautauqua, N. Y. Willie F. Walworth, 107 Public Square, Cleveland, O. This powder never varies.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883 by Chautauqua Institution

Pilot Knob comes
[7] Turning to the southwest, “Pilot Knob” comes into view, towering hundreds of feet above the surrounding hills.
— from Hawk's Nest; or, The Last of the Cahoonshees. A Tale of the Delaware Valley and Historical Romance of 1690. by James M. (James Martin) Allerton

palace Kuwait City
[1] (202) 966-0517 Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard LEBARON embassy: Bayan 36302, Area 14, Al-Masjed Al-Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait City mailing address: P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000 telephone:
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Pine Knot Cavaliers
' lacks in reebound as compared with nose-paint, still when pulque is the best thar is, the Pine Knot Cavaliers of the Plaza Perdita invests heavily tharin.
— from Wolfville Days by Alfred Henry Lewis

possibly Kwa Chou
He crossed the Yellow River on the 169th day, came to two rivers, the Redwater (222nd day), and the Blackwater (248th day), which rivers in after ages have been frequently mentioned in connection with Tibetan, Turkish, and Ouigour wars, and are apparently in the Si-ning and Kan-chou Fu, or possibly Kwa Chou regions ( cf .
— from Ancient China Simplified by Edward Harper Parker

palm kernels coconuts
_#_Exports: $425 million (f.o.b., 1988 est.); commodities—alumina, bauxite, aluminum, rice, wood and wood products, shrimp and fish, bananas; partners—Norway 33%, Netherlands 20%, US 15%, FRG 9%, Brazil 5%, UK 5%, Japan 3%, other 10% _#_Imports: $370 million (f.o.b., 1988 est.); commodities—capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods; partners—US 37%, Netherlands 15%, Netherlands Antilles 11%, Trinidad and Tobago 9%, Brazil 5%, UK 3%, other 20% _#_External debt: $138 million (1990 est.) _#_Industrial production: growth rate 16.4% (1988 est.); accounts for 22% of GDP _#_Electricity: 458,000 kW capacity; 2,018 million kWh produced, 5,090 kWh per capita (1990) _#_Industries: bauxite mining, alumina and aluminum production, lumbering, food processing, fishing _#_Agriculture: accounts for 11% of both GDP and labor force; paddy rice planted on 85% of arable land and represents 60% of total farm output; other products—bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts, beef, chicken; shrimp and forestry products of increasing importance; self-sufficient in most foods _#_Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-83), $2.5 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $1.45 billion _#_Currency: Surinamese guilder, gulden, or florin (plural—guilders, gulden, or florins); 1 Surinamese guilder, gulden, or florin (Sf.)
— from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

particular kit could
Therefore, I would say that the rubber-stamp type faces from this particular kit could have been used to produce that rubber-stamp impression on 813.
— from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

plan Kan campn
in Mozart Hall, 174 ; prepares Memorial to legis., goes to picnic, escort lacks moral spine, opens canvass at Niagara Falls, 175 ; speaks at N. Y. watering places, lectures teachers en route to Poughkeepsie, waiter at hotel refuses to take order, 176 ; rebukes young Quaker preacher, drains millpond too low, need of souls baptized into work, women keep her in suspense, 177 ; disapproves women's neglecting households, makes canvass alone, carefully kept expenses, assists Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Wattles to plan Kan. campn., 178 ; too busy to see humorous features, ignores complaints, incident at Gerrit Smith's when Mrs. Blackwell preached, 179 ; we dwell in solitude, arranges John Brown meet., 180 ; no one to assist, 181 ; urged to resume A. S. work, 182 ; speaks to southerners at Ft. Wm.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

PERSONS Keen Co
It was the business card of Keen & Co., and, glancing up at Mr. Keen, he read it aloud, carefully: KEEN & CO. TRACERS OF LOST PERSONS Keen & Co. are prepared to locate the whereabouts of anybody on earth.
— from The Tracer of Lost Persons by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers


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