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Roosevelt Virginia State Papers
Authorities : Drake, Indians (for New England wars); Roosevelt, Virginia State Papers, etc.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

retail value sixpence price
Then the customer of comparatively tender years would get suddenly disconcerted at having to deal with a woman, and with rage in his heart would proffer a request for a bottle of marking ink, retail value sixpence (price in Verloc’s shop one-and-sixpence), which, once outside, he would drop stealthily into the gutter.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

re vehementer Sullam probo
In ista quidem re vehementer Sullam probo, qui tribunis plebis sua lege iniuriae faciendae potestatem ademerit, auxili ferendi reliquerit.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

rumores varios sobre Pepe
XX Rumores.—Temores Al día siguiente de esta disputa lamentable, corrieron por toda Orbajosa de casa en casa, de círculo en círculo, desde el Casino a la botica, y desde el paseo de las 10 Descalzas a la puerta de Baidejos, rumores varios sobre Pepe Rey y su conducta.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

res venerabantur superstitiose plantas
It is a wonder to read of that infinite superstition amongst the Indians in this kind, of their tenets in America, pro suo quisque libitu varias res venerabantur superstitiose, plantas, animalia, montes, &c. omne quod amabant aut horrebant (some few places excepted as he grants, that had no God at all).
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

ready vorbereitende Schulung preparatory
Vorarbeiter leadinf hand Vorarbeiter leading hand Vorarbeiter petty foreman Vorarbeiter (US) gang boss Vorarbeiter (US) ganger Vorarbeiter (US) leadman Vorarbeiterin forelady vorausbezahlt prepaid Vorausdatieren dating forward vorausgesetzt provided that vorausgesetzt dass provided that vorausgesetzt dass subject to the condition that vorausgesetzt dass bezahlt wird subject to being paid vorausgesetzt dass dabei provided that in doing so vorausgesetzt er bietet solche Einrichtungen provided it offers such facilities Voraussage forecast Voraussage prediction Voraussage der geschäftlichen Entwicklung business forecasts voraussagen predict voraussagen; Voraussage; Prognose forecast voraussetzen take for granted Voraussetzung supposition Voraussetzungen requirements Voraussicht foresight voraussichtlich abfahrend expected to sail Vorauswahl preselection Vorauszahlung advance payment Vorauszahlung payment in advance Vorauszahlung prepayment Vorauszahlungsvermerk notice of prepayment Vorbedingung prerequisite Vorbefragung preliminary interview vorbehaltlich anderer Vereinbarung except when otherwise stipulated vorbehaltlich der Anweisungen des Käufers subject to the buyer's instructions vorbehaltlich der Bestimmungen von subject to the provisions of vorbehaltlich der BestimmungenÞ subject to the provisions Vorbehaltsklausel provision clause vorbehaltslos unconditional vorbereiten prepare vorbereiten set up vorbereiten; aufrüsten; einrichten make ready vorbereitende Schulung preparatory training Vorbereitung preparation Vorbereitungsarbeiten preparatory operations Vorbereitungszeit lead time
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

rūsticānus vir sed plānē
Particularly when the substantive expresses character, like an adjective: as, vērē Metellus , Sest. 130, a trueblooded Metellus . rūsticānus vir, sed plānē vir , TD.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

redditae vītae sempiterna Ph
nōbīs vīta data est; at memoria bene redditae vītae sempiterna , Ph. 14, 32, a short life hath been given by nature unto man; but the memory of a life laid down in a good cause endureth for ever .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

runes v supra p
Occasionally there is some more human touch as in the wording of the Dyrna runes ( v. supra , p. 85 ), and in the latter part of the Viking period we often find pictures and even scenes inscribed on the stones.
— from The Vikings by A. (Allen) Mawer

rumour very sedulously propagated
These notions respecting the basis of political society, so far unlike what prevailed among the next generation of churchmen, are chiefly developed and dwelt upon in Hooker's concluding book, the eighth; and gave rise to a rumour, very sedulously propagated soon after the time of its publication, and still 207 sometimes repeated, that the posthumous portion of his work had been interpolated or altered by the puritans.
— from Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 1 of 3 by Henry Hallam

rather violent sforzandos perhaps
His slurs, his impetuous accelerandos , his rather violent sforzandos , perhaps challenge criticism.
— from Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 17 1916 by Various

rendered valuable services particularly
He later on rendered valuable services, particularly by giving warning of the massacre planned by the Narragansetts against the settlers at Weymouth.
— from The Courtship of Miles Standish: With Suggestions for Study and Notes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

return very soon probably
She had thought that Ward was out somewhere about the place and would return very soon, probably.
— from The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower


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