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pulcher pulchra pulchrum sôlus
Give the English of the following words: Nouns of the First Declension agrî cultûra cônstantia côpia dîligentia fâma fêmina galea inopia lacrima lôrîca patria praeda Nouns of the Second Declension ager amîcus arma (plural) auxilium bellum carrus castrum cibus cônsilium domicilium dominus equus fîlius fluvius frûmentum gladius lêgâtus lîberî magister mûrus numerus oppidânus oppidum pîlum populus praemium proelium puer scûtum servus studium têlum vîcus vir Adjectives of the First and Second Declensons aeger, aegra, aegrum alius, alia, aliud alter, altera, alterum armâtus, -a, -um crêber, crêbra, crêbrum dûrus, -a, -um fînitimus, -a, -um înfîrmus, -a, -um legiônârius, -a, -um lîber, lîbera, lîberum mâtûrus, -a, -um meus, -a, -um miser, misera, miserum multus, -a, -um neuter, neutra, neutrum noster, nostra, nostrum alter, altera, alterum pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum sôlus, -a, -um suus, -a, -um fînitimus, -a, -um tuus, -a, -um ûllus, -a, -um ûnus, -a, -um uter, utra, utrum validus, -a, -um vester, vestra, vestrum Verbs Demonstrative Pronoun Adverbs arat cûrat dêsîderat mâtûrat properat is, ea, id Conjunctions an -que sed iam quô saepe Preposition apud 507. Give the Latin of the following words: sword corselet man your (plural) hasten but among tear (noun) village strong long for and (enclitic) often want (noun) which (of two) care for or (in a question) whither wagon townsman wretched ripe war number my free (adj.)
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

pooke Prompt poc S2
Poke , sb. a bag, Cath., PP, S; pooke , Prompt.; poc , S2; powke , PP; pouhȝ , PP.—Cp. ODu.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

proficīscor proficīscī profectus sum
Cf. timeō undique , adv., from all sides cōnor, cōnārī, cōnātus sum , attempt, try ēgredior, ēgredī, ēgressus sum , move out, disembark ; prōgredior , move forward, advance (egress, progress) moror, morārī, morātus sum , delay orior, orirī, ortus sum , arise, spring; begin; be born ( from ) (origin) proficīscor, proficīscī, profectus sum , set out revertor, revertī, reversus sum , return (revert).
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

pineapple porridge porterhouse steak
[U.S.]; chowder, chupatty[obs3], clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty[obs3], grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis[obs3], sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash [U.S.], supawn
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

paleis PP palais S
Paleys , sb. palace, C, C2, PP; paleis , PP; palais , S; palys , PP; paleyses , pl. , PP; paleis , PP.—AF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Post prandium prefectî sunt
Post prandium prefectî sunt ut alia urbis spectâcula vidêrent.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

poor plastic power such
To set my failures in somewhat a mortifying light—it was after reading the noble Dream of this poet, that my fancy ran strong upon these marine spectra; and the poor plastic power, such as it is, within me set to work, to humour my folly in a sort of dream that very night.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

pomposity pretense pretensions showing
— N. ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade, etalage[Fr], pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, splurge, glitter, strut, pomposity; pretense, pretensions; showing off; fuss.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Prompt prikke puncture sting
a broach, Prompt.; prikke , puncture, sting, C, C2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Phyllis proud Phyllis say
What would Phyllis, proud Phyllis, say, I mused, when she heard that a barmaid was her prototype?
— from Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath

Podkarpackie Podlaskie Pomorskie Slaskie
@Poland:Government Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Poland conventional short form: Poland local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska local short form: Polska Data code: PL Government type: republic Capital: Warsaw Administrative divisions: 16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie Independence: 11 November 1918 (independent republic proclaimed)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Prayer Precedence Premiers See
See Lolo Nucleus of old China (see China), Oaths, Odes, Odes, Book of, Okuma, Count, Omens, Opium, Oppolzer's dates, Oracles, consulting, Oranges, Orthodox Chinese, Orthodox courts, Ouigours, Oviet , See Yüeh PA, state, Pagodas, Palaces, Pao-ch'êng, locality, Paper, invention of, Paranymphs, Pass, frontier, Paterfamilias, Patriarchal rule, Peace Conference, "Pechelee" Gulf, Pedantry, Pedigree, Pêh K'i, General, Peking, modern, Peking plain, Pelasgi, People, the, Period, Protector, "Perpendicular and Horizontal" Period, Persia, Persian civilization, Personal causes of war, Personal names, Philosophy, Phoenicians, Physicians, Pigs, "Piled Stones," locality, Pilgrimages, Pillars of Hercules, P'ing-yang Fu, Pisces, Pivot points, historical, Ploughed fields, Ploughman Emperor, Poetry, See Odes Poetry, classic, See Odes Police, Politeness, Political intrigue, Pope, comparison with the, Population, Population, non-Chinese, Posterity, importance of, Posthumous names, Posthumous titles, Powers, great, Prayer, Precedence, Premiers, See Ministers Presage, See Astrology Presents from Emperor, Priestly caste, no, Princesses, Principalities, (see Fiefs), Prisons, Prisoners of war, Proclaiming the law, Proclaiming the moon, Proclamation, Progress in China, Promontory, Shan Tung, Prophecy, (see Astrology and Oracles), Propriety, Prostitution, Protector, First, Protector, Protector, Third, Protectors, Joint, Protectors of China, Proverbs, Prussia, P'u-chou Fu, P'uh, barbarians, Punishment, Punishments, barbarous, Purification, Pyrrhus, Quelpaert, Island, Quicksilver, Race feeling, Racing, Railway, "British," Ranks of nobility, Ranks, official, Records, (see History), Redwater, River, Regency, See Duke of Chou Reign periods, Religion, none in ancient China, Religion of Confucius (so-called), Religious compromise, Remains, ancient, Rénan, Ernest, Residences at the metropolis, Revolutionary literature, Rice,
— from Ancient China Simplified by Edward Harper Parker

Peek Phinehas Peek Samuel
Page, John Page, William Page, Lydia Page, Sarah Prindle, Aaron Prindle, David Prindle, John Prindle, Gideon Prince, Job Parks, Whiten Parks, Richard Pendegrass, William Perry, Sam. Perry, Rowland Prindle, Dan, Jr. Peasely, John Prindle, Samuel Pourham, John Perry, John Perry, George Parks, Daniel Penfield, Peter Platt, Samuel Penny, Ammial Phillips, Samuel Patterson, James Patterson, Andrew Penny, William Phillips, Mifford, Jr. Pennen, Wright Patterson, Alexander Palmer, Phinehas Putnicholos, Nathan Porter, Joshua Phelps, Barney Phelps, William Peek, Phinehas Peek, Samuel Prosper, Ichabod Palmeter, Silvenus Pearce, Nathan, Esq. Precinct by Andrew Morehouse Quinby, Ephraim Russell, Elihu Russell, William Russell, Margaret Russell, Samuel Russell, Elizabeth Ross, Zebulon Ross, Daniel Ross, Zebulon, Jr. Ross, Matthias Ross, Hugh Richardson, William Rennolds, Jeremiah Ruggals, Lois Ruggals, Joseph Rundle, Joseph, Senr.
— from Quaker Hill A Sociological Study by Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson

point pleasant people soon
All the point pleasant people soon knew about Miss Cordelia's questionable windfall, and she was overwhelmed with advice and suggestions.
— from Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Panama Peru Philippines Saint
United States total: 348 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,414,676 GRT/12,207,346 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 71, cargo 26, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 79, freighter 15, heavy lift carrier 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 46, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 9 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Canada 4, Denmark 15, France 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 7, Puerto Rico 4, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United Kingdom 3; also, the US owns 549 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 29,616,347 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Isle of Man, Italy, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Norway (NIS), Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Tonga, UK, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna (2002 est.)
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

passable print possibly somewhat
An over-exposed negative will yield a passable print, possibly somewhat harsh, but nothing can [82] be done with a negative which is deficient in detail.
— from Practical Cinematography and Its Applications by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

Parlor Parson Part Synonyms
family Noticeable , Synonyms of, Objective Occupation , Synonyms of, Offspring Old , Synonyms of, Ology family Omen, ominous Opposites Order (noun), Synonyms of, Order (verb), Synonyms of, Oversight , Synonyms of, Ox Pacify , Synonyms of, Pagan Pairs, Three types of; Lists of or assignments in; as Synonyms, Pale , Synonyms of, Pan family Pantaloon "Parable of the Sower"; Comments and assignments on, "Parable of the Prodigal Son"; Comments on, Parallels Paraphrasing Pard Parlor Parson Part , Synonyms of, Parts of Speech, Wrong, Pass, path family Pastor Paternal Patience , Synonyms of, Patter Pay (noun), Synonyms of, Pay (verb), Synonyms of, Ped family Pen Pend, pense family Penetrate , Synonyms of, Perspiration Pet family Petit, petty family Petr, peter family Phil(e) family Phone family Pin-money Pity , Synonyms of, Place , Synonyms of, Plain Plan , Synonyms of, Playful , Synonyms of, Plentiful , Synonyms of, Plic(ate), ply family Plunder , Synonyms of, Pocket handkerchief Pod family Poli family Polite Polite , Synonyms of, Pond family Ponder Pone, pose family Poor Porcine Pork Port family Portent, portentous Poten(t) family Poverty , Synonyms of, Precocious Prehend family Preposterous Presbyterian Presently Pretty , Synonyms of, Prise family Prob family Prod up Profitable , Synonyms of, Progeny Prompt , Synonyms of, Proud , Synonyms of, Pull , Synonyms of, Pulse family Punish , Synonyms of, Push , Synonyms of, Put(e) family Puzzle , Synonyms of, Qualm Quarrel , Synonyms of, Quean Queer , Synonyms of, Quick Quickly, Dame Quiet Quotations from literature, embodying old senses of words Raise , Synonyms of, Rash , Synonyms of, Reading Lists Rebellion , Synonyms of, Recant Recover , Synonyms of, Recrudescence Reflect , Synonyms of, Refuse Regret , Synonyms of, Relate , Synonyms of, Relinquish , Synonyms of, Renounce , Synonyms of, Replace , Synonyms of, Reprove , Synonyms of, Republican Repulsive , Synonyms of, Requital , Synonyms of, Residence Responsible , Synonyms of, Reveal , Synonyms of, Reverence , Synonyms of, Rich , Synonyms of, Ridicule , Synonyms of, Right Ripe , Synonyms of, Rise Rise , Synonyms of, Rival Robber , Synonyms of, Rog, rogate family Rogue , Synonyms of, Rough Round , Synonyms of, Routine Rub , Synonyms of, Ruminate Run , Synonyms of, Rapt family Rural , Synonyms of, Sabotage Sad , Synonyms of, Sal, sail family Salary Sandwich Sans Sarcasm Satiate , Synonyms of, Saws Say , Synonyms of, Scandinavian words in modern English Science, scit(e) family Scoff , Synonyms of, Scott, Sir Walter, Quotation from, Scribe, script family Secret , Synonyms of, Sect family Secu, sequ family Sed family See , Synonyms of, Seep , Synonyms of, Sell Sell , Synonyms of, Sens(e), sent family Serious "Seven Ages of Man, The" (Shakespeare); Comments and assignments on, Severe Shakespeare, William.
— from The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor


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