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... means " different joints , " and is given in reference to a peculiarity by which these insects are sharply distinguished from most of those already referred to , viz . , that while the tarsi , or feet , of the first two pairs of legs ...
... means " different joints , " and is given in reference to a peculiarity by which these insects are sharply distinguished from most of those already referred to , viz . , that while the tarsi , or feet , of the first two pairs of legs ...
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... means do so . I can only deplore , for the sake of KNOWLEDGE that you do not edit it . Its circulation could hardly fail to rise another 25,000 a week , or so , per saltum.- D. TATTERSALL . To varnish a map you must first size it . The ...
... means do so . I can only deplore , for the sake of KNOWLEDGE that you do not edit it . Its circulation could hardly fail to rise another 25,000 a week , or so , per saltum.- D. TATTERSALL . To varnish a map you must first size it . The ...
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... means combining all the necessary materials for making the freshest coffee , retaining its aroma , and effectually preventing any adulteration . 0000000 To IN Fig . 1 . Fig . 2 . coll The machine ( Fig . 1 ) consists of a coffee - pot ...
... means combining all the necessary materials for making the freshest coffee , retaining its aroma , and effectually preventing any adulteration . 0000000 To IN Fig . 1 . Fig . 2 . coll The machine ( Fig . 1 ) consists of a coffee - pot ...
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... means obtainable . Who , for example , by any other known system , could hope to commit to memory indelibly a string of 608 figures of the Ratio of the Circum- ference of the Circle to its Diameter , and that in the short space of two ...
... means obtainable . Who , for example , by any other known system , could hope to commit to memory indelibly a string of 608 figures of the Ratio of the Circum- ference of the Circle to its Diameter , and that in the short space of two ...
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... means of inquiring glances , as : Have you any bread ? would be " Bread ( imitation of act of cutting it ) —you ... mean " cut off , " " finished with . " This sign is generally used for the past tense , as " I - cry - done , ' for " I ...
... means of inquiring glances , as : Have you any bread ? would be " Bread ( imitation of act of cutting it ) —you ... mean " cut off , " " finished with . " This sign is generally used for the past tense , as " I - cry - done , ' for " I ...
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