A Primary School Dictionary of the English Language: Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous : with an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the American Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1874 - 352 pages |
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... piece of land containing 160 square rods . Ae'rid , a . Hot and biting to the taste ; pungent . Ae'ri - mō'ni - oŭs , a . Full of acrimony ; bitter ; sarcas- tic ; censorious ; severe . Ae'ri - mo - ny , n . Bitterness of feeling or ...
... piece of land containing 160 square rods . Ae'rid , a . Hot and biting to the taste ; pungent . Ae'ri - mō'ni - oŭs , a . Full of acrimony ; bitter ; sarcas- tic ; censorious ; severe . Ae'ri - mo - ny , n . Bitterness of feeling or ...
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... piece , n . A piece per- formed after a play . Aft'er - thought ( -thawt ) , n . Reflection after an act . Aft'er - ward , adv . In time Aft'er - wards , subsequent . A - gain ' ( -gen ' ) , adv . Another time ; once more ; in return ...
... piece , n . A piece per- formed after a play . Aft'er - thought ( -thawt ) , n . Reflection after an act . Aft'er - ward , adv . In time Aft'er - wards , subsequent . A - gain ' ( -gen ' ) , adv . Another time ; once more ; in return ...
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... piece , n . A painting ord piece of sculpt- ure over or be- . hind the altar . Alter , v . t . To Altar . make some change in . i . To change ; to vary . Al'ter - ant , a . Producing a gradual change .. -N . An alterative . v . Al'ter ...
... piece , n . A painting ord piece of sculpt- ure over or be- . hind the altar . Alter , v . t . To Altar . make some change in . i . To change ; to vary . Al'ter - ant , a . Producing a gradual change .. -N . An alterative . v . Al'ter ...
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... piece in andan- te time . And′i - ron ( -I - urn ) , n . A uten- sil for supporting wood in a fireplace . An - drog'y - nal , a . Hav- An - drog'y - nous , ing the characteristics of both sexes . An'ee - dōte , n . A short story or ...
... piece in andan- te time . And′i - ron ( -I - urn ) , n . A uten- sil for supporting wood in a fireplace . An - drog'y - nal , a . Hav- An - drog'y - nous , ing the characteristics of both sexes . An'ee - dōte , n . A short story or ...
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... pieces . A - pärt'ment , n . A room . Ap'a - thět'ie , a . Insensible . Ap'a - thy , n . Want of feeling ; insensibility ... piece ' , adv . To each one's share ; each by itself . Ap'ish , a . Like an ape . A - poe'a - lypse , n . of ...
... pieces . A - pärt'ment , n . A room . Ap'a - thět'ie , a . Insensible . Ap'a - thy , n . Want of feeling ; insensibility ... piece ' , adv . To each one's share ; each by itself . Ap'ish , a . Like an ape . A - poe'a - lypse , n . of ...
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