BORROWED WORDS A HISTORY OF LOANWORDS IN ENGLISH

been always with the army, he had had, too, some promotion, for he spake of having a command at the battle of the Boyne; though probably (as he never mentioned the fact) upon the losing side. The very year before this narrative commences, he had been one of Mordaunt's forlorn hope at Schellen[r]

The writing of the tale was rendered memorable to two persons, at least, by a tedious illness of five months that laid hold of the author soon after the story was begun in a well-known magazine; during which period the narrative had to be strenuously continued by dictation to a[r]

www.buddhasauthor.com 2 Darkness will settle on the people of Cambodia. There will be houses but no people in them, roads but no travelers; the land will be ruled by barbarians with no religion; blood will run so deep as to touch the belly of the elephant. Only the deaf and the mute will s[r]

Hurly-burly of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, [formerly Saigon] to the warm golden beaches along the North West coast of scenic, and beautiful Vietnam. Follow their race against time to recover a cherished possession from an old dangerous adversary, a cunning, astute, antagonist driven by[r]

To the south and east, about a quarter of a mile from the tent, the pressure of the floes had thrown up an enormous ridge of shattered ice-cakes, a mound, a long hill of blue-green slabs and blocks huddling together at every conceivable angle. It was nearly twenty feet in[r]

The author or authors assert their moral right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author or authors of this work. All Rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or[r]

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Porter. Sixpence. Nora. There is a shilling. No, keep the change. (The PORTER thanks her, and goes out. NORA shuts the door. She is laughing to herself, as she takes off her hat and coat. She takes a packet of macaroons from her pocket and eats one or two; then goes cautiously to her h[r]

front screen door, but decided to try the Bowling Club first. That was easy as there were signs on street corners and she entered the air conditioned building where every one seemed to be sitting and drinking. Silly of her to think they played bowls. Many were in creams and similar shirts so she rea[r]

A FATAL HOMECOMING A Jean Bellimont Mystery by Trevor Whitton Copyright 2012 Trevor Whitton This ebook is licensed for distribution through free-ebooks.net for your personal enjoyment only and may not be sold or reproduced in any way without the author's explicit agreement. All ot[r]

"Is that who you are?" cried he, drawing a long breath, for he had not ventured to take one while she was speaking. "Is this goat yours?" she again inquired. "Ye-es!" replied he, raising his eyes. "I have taken such a liking to the goat;--you will not give it to me?" "No, indeed I will[r]

that he meant to divulge only at the proper moment. He had known it himself but a few hours. The leap from being secretary in one of Henry Rogers's companies to being that prominent gentleman's confidential private secretary was, of course, a very big one. He hugged it secretly at firs[r]

No, he had absolutely no justification for objecting to the way in which any Bishop or member of the clergy sought to compensate themselves for his catastrophic policies. And with that thought he bent and signed the document without any further hesitation. Just a couple of miles away, on the[r]

Bill smiled at Eke and answered the question the best way he could: “There‟s only one way to find out.” And then he pointed down. “There it is. That‟s the bend way up there in the river. Take her down.” “Here we go,” said Eke, as he tilted the nose down towards the river. “Looking for adventure.”[r]

for the house is an old one, built in an age when the homes of doctors, lawyers and so forth were part of a provincial town, and not yet suburban. There are two or three fine old prints on the walls, Right and Left; and a fine, old fireplace, Left, with a fender on which one can[r]

“Clarence, can you please stay close to Daniel?” Car -rying both the bassinet and the food across the twenty feet to where her brother was attempting to doze in the soft grass directly u[r]

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was a wily matchmaker, though he religiously denied every such accusation. With a remarkable complacency, Jean Lovelace met and parried her tormentor, but her brother never tired of his hobby while there was a third person to listen. Though an unlettered man, Lance Lovelace had[r]

(Tất cả chúng tôi đều cầu nguyện cho cô ấy mau bình phục.) -> prayer (n): lời/ kinh cầu nguyện; lễ cầu kinh abroad (adv): ở hoặc tới nước ngoài to- depend (v) (on/ upon sb/ sth): phụ thuộc; tùy thuộc Ex: His future depends on his study. (Tương lai của anh ấy tùy thuộc vào việc học tập của an[r]

she? A mystery, and proud to be so. She moved me, and that is all that matters. That sheexisted and touched the lives of others. Do I mourn at her passing? Oh yes, I miss her so.And yet, and yet. She is not gone.LIGHTS COME UP SLOWLY, REVEALING A ‘WOMEN’S PEACE CAMP’ OUTSIDE A M[r]