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stand coarse adjustment by rack and

Medium Size Microscope , non-inclinable stand, coarse adjustment by rack and pinion
— from Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus: Catalogue No. 40 by Ernst Leitz

seldom called anything but Reddy although

The boy who was so anxious to start a circus was a little fellow with such a wonderful amount of remarkably red hair that he was seldom called anything but Reddy, although his name was known—by his parents, at least—to be Walter Grant.
— from Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' by James Otis

She choked a bit raised a

She choked a bit, raised a hand in swift protest.
— from The Broken Gate: A Novel by Emerson Hough

settlers Carr and Bartleson running a

J. M. Bartleson, W. S. Bliss, and John Carr were also early settlers, Carr and Bartleson running a store for many years.
— from History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Luther Albertus Brewer

Saintes Chartres Auxerre Bourges Rouen and

[141] Among the Flamboyant monuments of France are St. Wulfran’s frontispiece at Abbeville, begun in 1481, overcharged with ornament but with portals of great beauty; St. Riquier near by, also overcharged; the churches of Rue and Mézières; façades of cathedrals at Sens, Senlis, Auxerre, Troyes, Tours, and Limoges; Vendôme’s frontispiece, and Albi’s porch; towers at Bordeaux, Rodez, Saintes, Chartres, Auxerre, Bourges, Rouen, and many other cities in Normandy; the cathedrals of Toul and Metz; St. Maurice at Lille, a well-restrained Flamboyant monument; the magnificent church of St. Nicholas-du-Port near Nancy; the choir of Moulins; St. Antoine at Compiègne and a number of civic halls such as Compiègne’s and St. Quentin’s.
— from How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

Spanish can alone be regarded as

Of all the poets of modern times, the Spanish can alone be regarded as the inventors of the poetry of catholic mysticism, which they have employed in a very ingenious, though, it must be confessed, not in an exemplary manner.
— from History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2) by Friedrich Bouterwek

South China and by religion a

It seems that Li Min, a native of South China, and by religion a follower of Buddha, had associated himself with the reform movement in China, which has drawn into its ranks many of the most intelligent [232] of the Chinese.
— from The Green God by Frederic Arnold Kummer

stage coarse adjustment by rack and

New microscope stand "A" inclinable with hinged joint and clamping lever, fitted with round revolving centering stage, coarse adjustment by rack and pinion, new fine adjustment by micrometer-screw (each division 1/1000 mm.)
— from Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus: Catalogue No. 40 by Ernst Leitz

so carried away by rage and

I was so carried away by rage and pain, that I saluted her with a kick in the stomach, which laid her doubled up on the ground, expecting to be scalped for so doing the next moment.
— from The Privateer's-Man, One hundred Years Ago by Frederick Marryat

servants could always be replaced and

But servants could always be replaced, and so, for that matter, could relatives, for Mrs. Pell had many kinsfolk, and her wealth would prove a strong magnet to most of them.
— from The Diamond Pin by Carolyn Wells

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