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CLASS II.—Consisting of those who have gained nine marks or less:—A. Adams, G. Burne, M. Bradbury, M. Buckley, E. A. Browne, H. Blunt, A. Bartholomew, J. Burnet, J. Bumsted, H. Coombes, W. Coode, A. Carrington, H. Cholmondeley, B. Coventry, H. Cornford, H. Collins, G. Dundas, H. Dyson, B. Dunning, R. Eustace, L. Fraser, M. Fulcher, E. D. Griffith, A. Good, J. Chappell-Hodge, E. Hanlon, G. Horner, M. Jones-Henry, E. Hinds, M. Hartfield, E. Hobson, B. Hudson, E. Hayes, E. Chappell-Hodge, F. Ivens, W. Ireland, W. Johnson, J. Jowett, E. Jowett, V. Jeans, G. Leicester, H. Leah, J. Little, E. Lithgow, H. Leake, C. Mather, E. May, K. Mills, M. Meagle, A. Pellier, M. Pretty, E. Parks, K. Pickard, G. Pettman, K. Robinson, L. Rees, N. Ross, A. Rawes, R. Row, E. Rita, G. Russell, A. Reading, E. Rudd, M. Spencer, J. Side, M. Addison-Scott, G. Sayer, M. Stuttle, M. Trollope, M. Welsh, E. Wilkinson, E. Wedgwood, W. C. Wilson, B. Walton, B. Wright, L. Webb, H. O. Watson, K. Williams, H. Wilmot, M. Wood, one without name, E. L. Prenner, A. Treacy, C. M. St. Jean.
— from Little Folks (September 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

Rōmae et Rōmānī graviter
Ubi fuga legiōnum nūntiāta est, summus erat terror tōtīus Rōmae, et Rōmānī, graviter commōtī, sacra crēbra deīs faciēbant et salūtem petēbant.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Rômae et Rômânî graviter
Ubi fuga legiônum nûntiâta est, summus erat terror tôtîus Rômae, et Rômânî, graviter commôtî, sacra crêbra deîs faciêbant et salûtem petêbant.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Roman empire Roman garrisons
These provinces do not appear to have made an integral part of the Roman empire; Roman garrisons replaced those of Persia, but the sovereignty remained in the hands of the feudatory princes of Armenia.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

read Exeunt Regan Goneril
For the first direction Koppel would read, 'Exeunt Regan, Goneril, Gentlemen, and Soldiers': for the second he would read, after 'overtake you,' 'Exit Edmund.'
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

round each radiant goal
Borne thro the expanse with his creating voice Thy presence bade the unfolding worlds rejoice, Led forth the systems on their bright career, Shaped all their curves and fashion'd every sphere, Spaced out their suns, and round each radiant goal, Orb over orb, compell'd their train to roll, Bade heaven's own harmony their force combine.
— from The Columbiad: A Poem by Joel Barlow

raccoon etc Roasted gall
The following is a typical recipe of that time for the production of black on furs like wolf, skunk, raccoon, etc.: Roasted gall-nuts 1000 parts Sumach 200 „ Iron mordant 200 „ Copper vitriol 100 „ Litharge 80 „ Alum 60 „ [131] Salammoniac 50 „ Crystallized verdigris 40 „ French logwood extract 30 „ Rain water 7000 „ The mixture was boiled up, and after cooling was ready for application by the brush method, the skins being first killed by a killing mixture also applied by the brush.
— from Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing by William E. Austin

rest Eternal rest give
The last words of the Church over them is a solemn prayer for that heavenly rest: "Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
— from The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus by F. J. Boudreaux

rock excavation required great
The tendency of the sand to a slide off into the rock excavation required great care.
— from The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment by Interborough Rapid Transit Company

repeating ever Rule great
The face reflecting ever the light of the setting sun; the voice repeating ever, "Rule, great Wahcoudah!"
— from Burl by Morrison Heady

Romulum et Remum geminos
Numitori, qui natu maior erat, regnum reliquit; sed Amulius, pulso fratre, regnavit et, ut eum subole privaret, Rheam Silviam, eius filiam, Vestae sacerdotem fecit, quae tamen Romulum et Remum geminos edidit.
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

right Edith replied gently
“You are right,” Edith replied gently.
— from The Coming Conquest of England by August Niemann

Rolfs eyes repeating Guess
and Lili held up a strip of paper and rattled it before Rolfs eyes, repeating, "Guess, guess, Rolf."
— from Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country by Johanna Spyri


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