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use S i n g
Name of case and use Declension of domina and translation Name of case and use S i n g u l a r Who?
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

ulotrichous stock in New Guinea
The former existence of a Pre-Dravidian stock in New Guinea is highly probable, nor must it be overlooked that there may have been a hitherto undescribed pygmy or very short dolichocephalic ulotrichous stock in New Guinea and Melanesia.
— from Pygmies & Papuans: The Stone Age To-day in Dutch New Guinea by A. F. R. (Alexander Frederick Richmond) Wollaston

U S in National Geog
[99:1] See Willis, "Northern Appalachians," in "Physiography of the U. S." in National Geog.
— from The Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner

unclouded sunshine is no guarantee
To-day's unclouded sunshine is no guarantee of fine weather to-morrow, and although, as a rule, September is the finest month of the year here, it was very variable during my stay, with alternations of rain and chilliness.
— from Holidays in Eastern France by Matilda Betham-Edwards

United States in nine geographical
Considering the United States in nine geographical divisions, Dr. Gillette secured the following results: Rate of Net Annual Increase Division Rural Urban Average New England 5.0 7.3 6.8 Middle Atlantic 10.7 9.6 10.4 East North Central 12.4 10.8 11.6 West North Central 18.1 10.1 15.8 South Atlantic 18.9 6.00 16.0 East South Central 19.7 7.4 17.8 West South Central 23.9 10.2 21.6 Mountain 21.1 10.5 17.6 Pacific 12.6 6.6 9.8 —— —— —— Average 16.9 8.8 13.65
— from Applied Eugenics by Roswell H. (Roswell Hill) Johnson

us speak if not go
"If you have anything else to say to us, speak; if not, go your ways, and God be with you."
— from The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

United States is not going
The United States is not going to be after the war as it has been.
— from Address by Honorable Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense by United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee

Unhealthy Spot in New Guinea
Further Expedition Planned—Thank-offerings of Notu Chiefs—The Voyage—A Gigantic Flatfish—Negotiating a Difficult Bar—Moat Unhealthy Spot in New Guinea—Hostility of Natives—Precautions at Night—Catching Ground Sharks and a “Groper”—Shark-flesh a Delicacy to the Natives—Wakened by a War Cry—A False Alarm—A Hairbreadth Escape—Between “Devil and Deep Sea”—Dangers of the Goldfield—Two Miners Eaten Alive—Unexpected Visit from a White Man—“Where’s that Razor?”—Crime of Cutting Down a Coconut Tree—Walsh’s Camp—Torres Straits Pigeons—My Boy an ex-Cannibal—A Probable Trap—Relapse into Cannibalism of our Own Allies—Narrow Escape from a New Guinea Mantrap—Attack on a Village—Second Visit to Dobodura—Toku’s Exploit—Interview with our Prisoners—Reasons for Cannibalism—The Night Attack on our Camp and Enemies’ Fear of our Rifles described by our Prisoners—Bravery of one of our Carriers—Treatment of a Prisoner.
— from Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines by H. Wilfrid Walker

United States is not giving
I asked Tsao Ju-lin, Minister of Finance, about this and his answer was: "The United States is not giving to China the assistance she gives to her other associates in the war.
— from An American Diplomat in China by Paul S. (Paul Samuel) Reinsch

unhealthy spots in New Guinea
This district has the reputation of being one of the most unhealthy spots in New Guinea, and the natives round here are none too friendly, and hate the government and their police, so that during the last three years, three or four resident magistrates in the locality have either been murdered or have died of fever.
— from Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines by H. Wilfrid Walker


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