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Rachel is not somebody else rejoined
“You might as well regret that Rachel is not somebody else,” rejoined Mr. Bruff.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

responsione in novis scolis et responsione
John Sanderson , B.D., supplicated for D.D. on Dec. 14, 1512, having studied for sixteen years, ‘cum oppositione et responsione (?) in novis scolis et responsione in capitulo (?)
— from The Grey Friars in Oxford by A. G. (Andrew George) Little

roasting is not so easily recognised
Still more care should be devoted to the roasting of cacao for pulverising than is required in the case of eating chocolates, as taste and smell play a more important part and the point of complete roasting is not so easily recognised.
— from The Manufacture of Chocolate and other Cacao Preparations by Paul Zipperer

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