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us us pîl
Singular Terminations Terminations Nom. do´min us bon us -us pîl um bon um -um Gen. domin î bon î -î pîl î bon î -î Dat.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

up umhild pt
Um-hilen , v. to cover up; umhild , pt. s. , H. Um-lap , v. to wrap around, comprehendere, to embrace, WA, S2; umlappe , H, HD; vmlapped , pp. , S2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

upon us particularly
Every officer and soldier amongst us congratulated himself upon this favorable turn which affairs had taken, and at the monarch's invitation to visit Mexico,—for our desire to see that city daily grew upon us, particularly upon those who had no possessions in Cuba, and had accompanied the previous expeditions under Cordoba and Grijalva.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

us up pretty
There were strong signs of a general curiosity, and Buckstone said— “Well, you have whetted us up pretty sharp, Wilson, and I’m free to say that 177 if you don’t mind telling us in confidence—” “Oh, I’d as soon tell as not, Buckstone, but as long as the twins and I agreed to say nothing about it, we must let it stand so.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

until utter prostration
But headlong flight soon follows, with no husbanding of the strength as in fighting, and the animal continues to fly as long as the danger lasts, until utter prostration, with failing respiration and circulation, with all the muscles quivering and profuse sweating, renders further flight impossible.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

utilitate ut putat
In utramque partem disputat, sed tamen ad extremum utilitate, ut putat, officium dirigit
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

unguent usually perfumed
Μύρον , ου, τό, pr. aromatic juice which distils from trees; ointment, unguent, usually perfumed, Mat. 26.7, 12. Mar. 14.3, 4, et al.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

um um pīl
pīl um -um pīl a -a Abl.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

us upon points
Passing, then, both the photographs and the entomological collection, I come to the varied and accurate information which we bring with us upon points which have never before been elucidated.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

used upon pain
In the year 1503, the 18th of Henry VII., a request was made by the commons of the city, concerning the usage of the said Leaden hall, in form as followeth:—“Please it, the lord mayor, and common council, to enact, that all Frenchmen bringing [141] canvass, linen cloth, and other wares to be sold, and all foreigners bringing wolsteds, sayes, staimus, coverings, nails, iron work, or any other wares, and also all manner of foreigners bringing lead to the city to be sold, shall bring all such their wares aforesaid to the open market of the Leaden hall, there and no where else to be sold and uttered, like as of old time it hath been used, upon pain of forfeiture of all the said wares showed or sold in any other place than aforesaid; the show of the said wares to be made three days in the week, that is to say, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; it is also thought reasonable that the common beam be kept from henceforth in the Leaden hall, and the farmer to pay therefore reasonable rent to the chamber; for better it is that the chamber have advantage thereby than a foreign person; and also the said Leaden hall, which is more chargeable now by half than profitable, shall better bear out the charges thereof; also the common beam for wool at Leaden hall, may yearly pay a rent to the chamber of London, toward supportation and charges of the same place; for reason it is, that a common office, occupied upon a common ground, bear a charge to the use of the commonalty; also, that foreigners bringing wools, felts, or any other merchandises or wares to Leaden hall, to be kept there for the sale and market, may pay more largely for the keeping of their goods than free men.”
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

union under Paoli
To this faction, as to the other, it had become clear that if Corsica was to reap the benefits of the new era it must be by union under Paoli.
— from The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 1 (of 4) by William Milligan Sloane

Urbanization urban population
Population growth rate: 1.053% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 Birth rate: 17.94 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 Death rate: 7.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 Urbanization: urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

united under Philip
Moreover, every one of those subject and violently annexed nations hated Spain with undying fervour, while an infernal policy—the leading characteristics of which were to sow dissensions among the nobles, to confiscate their property on all convenient occasions, and to bestow it upon Spaniards and other foreigners; to keep the discontented masses in poverty, but to deprive them of the power or disposition to unite with their superiors in rank in demonstrations against the crown—had sufficed to suppress any extensive revolt in the various Italian states united under Philip's sceptre.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) by John Lothrop Motley

used up Palissy
His wood used up, Palissy was obliged to make arrangements with a potter who lived three miles away, to burn the broken pieces in his furnace.
— from Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton

unfavorably upon p
The immense field for endeavor revealed by the prospective establishment of flourishing communities reacted unfavorably upon (p. 119) the intellectual movement which had begun in a feeble way to show itself twenty years before.
— from James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury

us urging Pioneers
See my children, resolute children, By those swarms upon our rear we must never yield or falter, Ages back in ghostly millions frowning there behind us urging, Pioneers!
— from The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman

unclothed uplands partly
Then, near the eastern border of Upper Wessex is Quartershot, or Aldershot, and farther within its confines Stoke-Barehills, by which name Basingstoke and the unclothed uplands partly surrounding it are indicated.
— from The Hardy Country: Literary landmarks of the Wessex Novels by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

ug uban pang
Nangáyù siyag lipstik, ariyus ug uban pang mga pangarti, She asked for lipstick, earrings, and other vanities.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

uncertain unknown persons
No, Phil called with emphasis, the time for giving heed to uncertain, unknown persons had passed.
— from The Auto Boys' Mystery by James A. (James Andrew) Braden

Urbanization urban population
country comparison to the world: 188 Birth rate: 9.45 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 206 Death rate: 10.51 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 Net migration rate: 2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 Urbanization: urban population: 61% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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