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sc aqua cānī sc capillī circēnsēs
Āfrica , sc. terra ; calda , sc. aqua ; cānī sc. capillī ; circēnsēs , sc. lūdī ; decuma , sc. pars ; fera , sc. bēstia ; hīberna , sc.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Sirviendo a Centellas Serving Centellas Cariñena
DON JUAN: (Sirviendo a Centellas.) (Serving Centellas) Cariñena; Carinena might appeal sé que os gusta, capitán. a wine that you like, Captain.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

scrutineer athlete compete secrete complete concrete
[162] 35 mutineer domineer gazetteer buccaneer scrutineer athlete compete secrete complete concrete secede accede concede precede stampede cupola asthma militia naphtha orchestra Note : Agreed, exceed, indeed, proceed, succeed.
— from The Alberta Public School Speller Authorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta by Anonymous

so absolutely commonplace so casual Cora
For an instant, though the situation was so absolutely commonplace, so casual, Cora had a wandering consciousness of some mysterious tensity; a feeling like the premonition of a crisis very near at hand.
— from The Flirt by Booth Tarkington

situated a considerable settlement composed chiefly
About six miles south of St. Charles, upon the Booneslick road, is situated a considerable settlement, composed chiefly of gentlemen from the city of Baltimore.
— from Flagg's The Far West, 1836-1837, part 1 by Edmund Flagg

such as C succirubra C Condaminea
Planters will of course, in the first instance, undertake the cultivation of those species which yield quinine, such as C. succirubra , C. Condaminea , C. lancifolia , and C. Calisaya ; but the grey-bark species will yield barks which will afford valuable supplies to the Government hospitals; and their naturalisation all over the plateau of the Neilgherries and other hill districts will be a great boon to the natives.
— from Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India. by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir

see a contented smiling comfortable countenance
It was a relief to him to see a contented, smiling, comfortable countenance.
— from A Charming Fellow, Volume III by Frances Eleanor Trollope

simple and charming seemed cheerful care
The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
— from The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub


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