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Thy sons ull never get
Thy sons 'ull never get another mother.”
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

to sigh Ucher n gloom
above, over: adv. above Uchad, n. a rising over Uchaf, a. upmost, uppermost Uchafael, n. an ascension Uchafed, a. being over, upper Uchafedd, n. loftiness, height Uchafiad, n. a rising over Uchafiaeth, n. supremacy Uchanian, n. a superior nature Uchaniaeth, n. metapysics Uchanianol, a. supernatural Ucharn, n. the ankle Uchder, n. height, highness Uchediad, n. an elevating Uchedu, v. to elevate, to soar Uchedydd, n. a soarer; a lark Uchedd, n. loftiness, altitude; top Uchel, a. high, lofty, towering Uchelder, n. loftiness, elevation Ucheldrem, n. a haughty look Ucheldyb, n. high opinion Ucheledd, n. loftiness Uchelfa, n. a high place Uchelfaer, n. a high constable Uchelfal, n. the misletoe Uchelfryd, a. high-minded Ucheliad, n. a heightening Ucheliant, n. elevation Uchelraith, n. a grand jury Uchelryw, n. a superior kind Uchelsaf, n. a high standing Uchelsantaeth, n. a hierarchy Uchelu, v. to make high Uchelwr, n. a freeholder Uchelwyl, n. a high festival Uchelydd, n. a superior Uchellawr, n. the misletoe Uchenaid, n. a sigh Uchenidiad, n. a sighing Ucheneidio, v. to sigh Ucher, n. gloom; evening Ucherddo, n. evening tide Uchergyd, n. a lofty shock Uchelwyl, n. a vesper Uchiad, n. a heightening Ucho, prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

thirty shillings Uncle Newcome gave
"Uncle Hobson," says he, "gave me two; Aunt Hobson gave me one—no, Aunt Hobson gave me thirty shillings; Uncle Newcome gave me three pound; and Aunt Ann gave me one pound five; and Aunt Honeyman sent me ten shillings in a letter.
— from Boys and Girls from Thackeray by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

to shun us no great
I never knew my father court any one so much as he has courted Mr. Aram, and yet, you see how seldom he calls upon us; nay, I often think that he seeks to shun us; no great compliment to our attractions, Madeline."
— from Eugene Aram — Volume 01 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

to settle upon new ground
At home during the same period the chief events were the founding of monasteries, and the settling down of monastic communities, every such monastery becoming the protector and teacher of the little Christian community in its vicinity, educating its own sons, and sending them out as a bee sends its swarms, to settle upon new ground, and to fertilize the flowers of distant harvest fields.
— from The Story of Ireland by Emily Lawless

the same upon notice given
It reads as follows: "Moreover, it is agreed, if any man shall judge the wearing of any the forenamed particulars, new fashions, or long hair, or anything of the like nature, to be uncomely or prejudicial to the common good, and the party offending reform not the same, upon notice given him, that then the next Assistant, being informed thereof, shall have power to bind the party so offending to answer it at the next Court, if the case so requires; provided, and it is the meaning of the Court, [ 42 ] that men and women shall have liberty to wear out such apparel as they are now provided of (except the immoderate great sleeves, slashed apparel, immoderate great veils, long wings, etc.)."
— from Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature by Various

the state ull never git
This eend o' the state ull never git its rights till the guvment's moved outer Bosting tew Worcester where't uster be in war times.”
— from The Duke of Stockbridge: A Romance of Shays' Rebellion by Edward Bellamy

to soak up new gold
The power of developing countries to soak up new gold is as marked a part of present conditions as is the power of a porous and sandy soil to soak up a heavy rainfall.
— from Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

the seas upon notice given
And some that lived at too remote a distance in this nation as well as beyond the seas, upon notice given of that meeting and the intended service of it, did the like by writing in letters directed to and openly read in the meeting, which for that purpose was continued many days.
— from The History of Thomas Ellwood Written By Himself by Thomas Ellwood

time striking upon new ground
My mode of proceeding was to raise the buskins, and plant them down again, each time striking upon new ground.
— from The Boy Tar by Mayne Reid


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