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to read in the ordinary notation every
"In this way M. Chevé leads his pupils through every step of the theory of music until they are able to read in the ordinary notation every kind of music, and to execute during any piece all the possible changes of mode or key."
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

the response in the old New Englander
my hearty!” came back the response, in the old New Englander’s hearty voice, “lay alongside and I’ll come aboard.”
— from The Boy Inventors' Electric Hydroaeroplane by Richard Bonner

the representatives I therefore offer no excuse
We have our duty to perform, not only to our son, but to ourselves, and I may say, to our family, of which we are the representatives; I therefore offer no excuse for taking advantage of the first opportunity which arises to ask if your father has left his affairs in a condition which will enable you to carry out that assurance.
— from A Woman Perfected by Richard Marsh

that received in the one now expiring
That the revenue of the ensuing year will not fall short of that received in the one now expiring there are indications which can scarcely prove deceptive.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents


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