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rolls of lint lay in corners
To be sure, rolls of lint lay in corners, smears of ashes were on the stove hearth, and dust still lurked on chair rounds and table legs.
— from Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott

residue of land legacies is clearly
The residue of land legacies is clearly defined.
— from The Rogerenes: some hitherto unpublished annals belonging to the colonial history of Connecticut by John R. (John Rogers) Bolles

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