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scrutinise Olrheiniwr n a tracer a scrutiniser
Olaf, last Olafiad, n. a successor Olafiaeth, n. a successorship Olbrain, n. the herb crowfoot Ole, n. a ravine Olew, oil, unction Olewwydd, n. olive trees Oliedydd, n. a pricker, in hunting Olion, n. leavings, refuse Olp, n. puncture; islet-hole Olrhain, n. a search after Olrhead, n. a beagle Olrheiniad, n. a tracing out Olrheiniadwy, a. scrutable Olrheinio, v. to scrutinise Olrheiniwr, n. a tracer, a scrutiniser Olwyn, n. a wheel, a trundle Olwynad, n. a wheeling Olwyno, v. to wheel Olwynog, a. having wheels Olynol, a following Olysgrif, n. a postscript Oll, a. all, whole, everyone Ollalluog, a. almighty, omnipotent Ollalluogrwydd, n. almightiness Ollddifaol, a. all-consuming Ollddigonol, a. all-sufficient Ollddoeth, a. all-wise, all-knowing Ollgyfoethog, a. all-powerful Olliach, n. the herb all-heal Ollnerthedd, n. omnipotency Ollnerthog, a. omnipotent Ollryw,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

shrilly or now and then a solitary
Only the cicadas ran from hedge to hedge calling shrilly; or now and then a solitary trumpet stirred the drowsy air, or, in the vicinity of the prisons, the moaning of the dying men, made the silence terribly vocal.
— from A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story by Amelia E. Barr

state of nervous agitation that a single
Muller was in that state of nervous agitation that a single jarring word would have roused an unrestricted torrent of abuse.
— from The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham

speak out now and then about some
I only tell you so that you may not wonder if I do speak out now and then about some small thing.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 19, April 1874‐September 1874 by Various

state of nature anterior to all societies
In explaining the origin of society and power, divers modern writers have said a great deal about a certain state of nature anterior to all societies, and have supposed that these societies were formed by a gradual transition from a barbarous to a civilized state.
— from Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their effects on the civilization of Europe by Jaime Luciano Balmes

Spanish officers not again to allow such
We obtained a sort of promise, however, from the Spanish officers, not again to allow such conduct as disgraced the preceding night; and having cautioned the French in the rear to keep close together, we went to our quarters in a little village, with some hopes that the murderers would not again go to their infernal work; but we were disappointed; for next morning the front room of the cottage in which we passed the night, was filled with Spanish soldiers at day-break, (for it happened to be a sort of wine-house,) and every one 180 of them had a knapsack or two which they took from the French on the preceding evening: and no doubt for every knapsack which we counted, there was a murdered prisoner.
— from The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2 Reminiscences of seventeen years in the service abroad and at home by William Maginn

s obviously not a tart and she
Besides, she's obviously not a tart and she may be known here.
— from The Lonely Unicorn: A Novel by Alec (Alexander Raban) Waugh

soul only now and then a solitary
So far their journey had been without adventure; they had scarcely even seen a soul; only now and then a solitary horseman had appeared about half a mile away; and then, after looking about him, apparently with no particular object, had galloped off.
— from For Love of a Bedouin Maid by Voleur

state of nature and therefore as symbolically
Until the circumcision of the new-born child, on the eighth day, he was regarded by the law as ceremonially still in a state of nature, and therefore as symbolically unclean.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus by Samuel H. (Samuel Henry) Kellogg


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