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Romans easily repulsed their
And on the first day the Romans easily repulsed their assailants, but on the next they had decidedly the worst of the encounter.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

rational ethics reduces them
A rational ethics reduces them at once to their slender representative rôle; and it surrounds and buttresses them on every side with all other natural ideals.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

retail Einzelhandel retail trade
Einzelfall individual case Einzelfertigung jobbing production Einzelfertigung jobbing work Einzelfirma sole proprietorship Einzelhandel retail Einzelhandel retail trade Einzelhandelsabgabepreis retail selling price Einzelhandelsgeschäft retail outlet Einzelhandelsgeschäft retail shop Einzelhandelsgeschäft (US) retail store Einzelhandelskette retail store chain Einzelhandelskostenindex index of retail prices Einzelhandelskunde retail customer Einzelhandelspreisindex retail price index Einzelhandelsrabatt retail discount Einzelhandelsspanne retail margin Einzelhandelsumsatz retail sales Einzelhandelsumsatz retail turnover Einzelhandelsunternehmen retail business Einzelhandelsunternehmen retail establishment Einzelhändler retail dealer Einzelhändler retailer Einzelheit detail Einzelheiten particulars Einzelkaufmann sole prprietor Einzelkosten individual costs Einzellohnverhandlung individual bargaining einzeln individual einzeln single einzeln aufführen specify einzeln oder insgesamt any or all of which einzelner Verbraucher individual consumer Einzelposten single item Einzelspalte single column Einzelstück; Einzelposten individual item Einzelstückfertigung; Einzelfertigung piece production Einzelteil component Einzelverträge individual contracts Einzelzeit subtracted time Einzelzeitmessung flyback timing Einzelzeitverfahren flyback timing method Einzelzeitverfahren snap-back timing method Einziehung von Außenständen collection of outstanding debts Einziehung von Forderungen collection of debts Einziehung von Schulden collection of debts einzige Beschwerde sole complaint einziger Absatzweg exclusive outlet Einzug eines Schecks collection of a cheque Einzug von Außenständen collection of outstanding amounts Einzugskosten encashment charges einzuschiebendes Arbeitselement intermittent element Eisenbahn railway Eisenbahnbehörde railway authority Eisenbahnfahrkarte railway ticket Eisenbahngesellschaft railroad company Eisenbahnknotenpunkt railway junction Eisenbahnnetz network of railroads Eisenbahnnetz railroad network Eisenbahnnetz railway network Eisenbahntransport rail transport Eisenbahnunglück railway disaster
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

reg e rule thou
SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT reg am reg āmus reg ar reg āmur reg ās reg ātis reg āris, -re reg āminī reg at reg ant reg ātur reg antur IMPERFECT reg erem reg erēmus reg erer reg erēmur reg erēs reg erētis reg erēris, -re reg erēminī reg eret reg erent reg erētur reg erentur PERFECT rēx erim rēx erimus rēct us, -a, -um sim rēct ī, -ae, -a sīmus rēx eris rēx eritis sīs sītis rēx erit rēx erint sit sint PLUPERFECT rēx issem rēx issēmus rēct us, -a, -um essem rēct ī, -ae, -a essēmus rēx issēs rēx issētis essēs essētis rēx isset rēx issent esset essent IMPERATIVE PRESENT reg e , rule thou reg ere , be thou ruled reg ite , rule ye reg iminī , be ye ruled FUTURE reg itō , thou shalt rule reg itor , thou shalt be ruled reg itō he shall rule reg itor , he shall be ruled reg itōte , ye shall rule —— reg untō , they shall rule reg untor , they shall be ruled INFINITIVE Pres.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

revenge equally repugnant to
But he indulged a spirit of revenge equally repugnant to prudence and to justice, when he degraded their native country of Lycia from the rank of Roman provinces; stigmatized a guiltless people with a mark of ignominy; and declared, that the countrymen of Tatian and Proculus should forever remain incapable of holding any employment of honor or advantage under the Imperial government.
— 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

reg e rule thou
I shall have been ruled , etc. rêx erô rêx erimus rêct us, -a, -um erô rêct î, -ae, -a erimus rêx eris rêx eritis eris eritis rêx erit rêx erint erit erunt SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT reg am reg âmus reg ar reg âmur reg âs reg âtis reg âris, -re reg âminî reg at reg ant reg âtur reg antur IMPERFECT reg erem reg erêmus reg erer reg erêmur reg erês reg erêtis reg erêris, -re reg erêminî reg eret reg erent reg erêtur reg erentur PERFECT rêx erim rêx erimus rêct us, -a, -um sim rêct î, -ae, -a sîmus rêx eris rêx eritis sîs sîtis rêx erit rêx erint sit sint PLUPERFECT rêx issem rêx issêmus rêct us, -a, -um essem rêct î, -ae, -a essêmus rêx issês rêx issêtis essês essêtis rêx isset rêx issent esset essent IMPERATIVE PRESENT reg e , rule thou reg ere , be thou ruled reg ite , rule ye reg iminî , be ye ruled FUTURE reg itô , thou shalt rule reg itor , thou shalt be ruled reg itô he shall rule reg itor , he shall be ruled reg itôte , ye shall rule —— reg untô , they shall rule reg untor , they shall be ruled INFINITIVE Pres.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Rivalry emulation race two
SYN: Rivalry, emulation, race, two of a trade.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

room enough replies the
‘Well, there’s room enough,’ replies the coachman, without getting down, or even looking at him.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

retired early returning to
As Orissa and Sybil, as well as many others of the party, had passed a trying and sleepless night, the officers thoughtfully retired early, returning to their quarters on the Mermaid .
— from The Flying Girl and Her Chum by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

respects everything returned to
The heat, indeed, became more and more oppressive every day, and the irksomeness of renewed confinement was more sensibly experienced from the long holiday which we had enjoyed on shore; but, in other respects, everything returned to its former state, till towards evening on the 14th, when a signal was made by the Admiral that land was in sight.
— from The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 by G. R. (George Robert) Gleig

receiving enough revenue to
At present, largely because of the ill-considered tax reduction of the Both Congress, the Government is not receiving enough revenue to meet its necessary expenditures.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

remarks every reason to
There is," he further remarks, "every reason to believe that the brisk movement with which the grasshopper rubs these nervures against each other, produces a vibration in the membrane augmenting the sound.
— from An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects by William Kirby

road en route towards
As we were writing before dinner, we observed several carrioles coming along the road en route towards Ormein.
— from Tent life with English Gipsies in Norway by Hubert (Solicitor) Smith

religious exercises rather than
Sometimes the fashionable woman takes up with the clergyman instead of the physician, and coquets with religious exercises rather than with drugs; but neither clergyman nor physician can change her mode of life nor give her truth nor common-sense.
— from The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1 (of 2) by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton

runs everywhere round the
The Pawnee Indian drew you the picture of the little dog, which runs everywhere round the ship, and now and then howls a little when the band plays.
— from Letters to His Children by Theodore Roosevelt

Round each room That
Round each room That's writ in leaf and berry; But there be those, alas!
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 24, 1892 by Various

risk everything rather than
The old white hunter, meantime, had made up his mind to risk everything rather than allow any injury, which he could avert, to happen to his new friend.
— from Rob Nixon, the Old White Trader: A Tale of Central British North America by William Henry Giles Kingston

recent events rushed to
"How long have I been here?" asked the Rattlesnake in a faint tone, while her whole frame was convulsed with terror as recent events rushed to her mind.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 2/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds


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