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  • 91Reginald Cardinal Pole —     Reginald Pole     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Reginald Pole     Cardinal, b. at Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England, in March, 1500; d. at Lambeth Palace, 17 Nov., 1558; third son of Sir Richard Pole, Knight of the Garter, and Margaret,… …

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  • 92Aristocrat — A*ris to*crat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See {Aristocracy}.] 1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty… …

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  • 93John Adams: The Meaning of the American Revolution — ▪ Primary Source              John Adams sent the following lucid essay to Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Weekly Register, on February 13, 1818, and Niles praised it three weeks later. Those who delight to trace the early dawnings of the American… …

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  • 94Darwin from Orchids to Variation — The life and work of Charles Darwin from the publication of Orchids to the publication of Variation during the years between 1860 and 1868 continued with Darwin carrying out his research and experimentation on evolution as he worked sporadically… …

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  • 95Mohammad Jusuf — Andi Mohammad Jusuf Amir (Kayuara, Bone, South Sulawesi, 23 June 1928 Makassar, South Sulawesi, 8 September 2004) or more commonly known as M. Jusuf was an Indonesian military General and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document… …

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  • 96John Tyler — Infobox President | name=John Tyler nationality=American caption=Daguerreotype of President Tyler taken in 1845 by Brady order=10th President of the United States term start=April 4, 1841 term end=March 4, 1845 predecessor=William Henry Harrison… …

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  • 97To wind off — Wind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.] …

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  • 98To wind out — Wind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.] …

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  • 99To wind up — Wind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.] …

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  • 100Wind — Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. {Wander}, {Wend}.]… …

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