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reflective situation Problem collection and

They are the features of the reflective situation: Problem, collection and analysis of data, projection and elaboration of suggestions or ideas, experimental application and testing; the resulting conclusion or judgment.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

rigid severe principled conscientious attentive

ANT: Concise, coherent, compact, strict, rigid, severe, principled, conscientious, attentive.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

race so profoundly curious and

Now are all things fair that Thou hast made; but behold, Thyself art unutterably fairer, that madest all; from whom had not Adam fallen, the brackishness of the sea had never flowed out of him, that is, the human race so profoundly curious, and tempestuously swelling, and restlessly tumbling up and down; and then had there been no need of Thy dispensers to work in many waters, after a corporeal and sensible manner, mysterious doings and sayings.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

rest several people called and

Before the housewives could rest, several people called, and there was a scramble to get ready to see them; then tea must be got, errands done; and one or two necessary bits of sewing neglected till the last minute.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

rest several people called and

Before the housewives could rest, several people called, and there was a scramble to get ready to see them.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

réception said Pierre Chouteau and

"She shall haf a party, une grande réception," said Pierre Chouteau, and the demi-fortress was opened to a greater banquet than even at the return of Lewis and Clark.
— from The Conquest: The True Story of Lewis and Clark by Eva Emery Dye

respectively shall possess chancery as

The jurisdiction of the several courts herein provided for, both appellate and original, and of Justices of the Peace, shall be as limited by law; Provided , That Justices of the Peace shall not have jurisdiction of any matter in controversy, when the title or boundaries of land may be in dispute, or when the 53 debt or sum claimed shall exceed three hundred dollars; and the said Probate Court shall not have jurisdiction in any matter in controversy, when the debt or sum claimed shall exceed the sum of two thousand dollars; and said Supreme and District Courts shall have authority for redress of all wrongs committed against the constitution and laws of the United States; and the said Supreme, District, and Probate Courts respectively, shall possess chancery, as well as common law jurisdiction, and authority for the redress of all wrongs committed against the laws of said Territory, affecting persons or property.
— from The Legislative Manual, of the State of Colorado Comprising the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Colorado. Also, Chronological Table of American History, Lists and Tables for Reference, Biographies, Etc. by Thomas B. Corbett

Roman secular power considered as

If, therefore, as the whole connection leads us to suppose, this refers to the Roman secular power, considered as the support of the Papacy, there is the most evident propriety in the representation.
— from Notes on the New Testament, Explanatory and Practical: Revelation by Albert Barnes

Remember Salmon P Chase a

Remember Salmon P. Chase, a poor Ohio boy, Governor, Secretary of the Treasury, author of the best currency system so far conceived, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
— from The Golden Censer Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by John McGovern

results similar previous conditions are

"Pardon me, sir," he began, "but the general has surely lost sight of the fact that for similar results similar previous conditions are necessary.
— from 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? by Franz Adam Beyerlein

received some pretty Christmas and

I received some pretty Christmas and New-Year's cards and books, and my sister has received some presents and a doll from some readers of Young People , and we have sent a set of deer horns and what eggs we had in return, and in the spring we will be sure to send other eggs we have been asked for.
— from Harper's Young People, February 1, 1881 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Rome see Phil Col and

He was with the apostle during his first imprisonment at Rome (see Phil., Col., and Philemon).
— from The Books of the New Testament by Leighton Pullan

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