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The British Parliament is a legislative assembly, consisting of the House of Peers and the House of Commons. Our vessels lie near the piers in our harbor.
The student pores over his books day after day. The Niagara River pours down a precipice of a hundred and fifty feet. We sweat through the pores of the skin.
Panel doors are more expensive than batten doors. The courts impanel jurors to judge causes in court.
The barber shaves his patrons with a razor. Farmers are raisers of grain.
The writer signs his name. Heavy clouds are signs of rain.
The lark soars into the sky. A boil is a sore swelling.
Saul threw his javelin at David. The Israelites went through the Red Sea. The plumbline hangs straight toward the center of the earth. The Straits of
Gibraltar separate Spain from Morocco.
Lions have long bushy tails. The tale of Robinson Crusoe is a celebrated romance.
Earthen ware is baked in furnaces. A Turk wears a turban instead of a hat.
Wheat is a better grain than rye. One who lays a wager is a bettor.
Carpenters bore holes with an auger. An augur foretells.
Bears live in the woods. An oak bears acorns. We bear evils. Trees bare of leaves.
Many things are possible which are not practical. That is possible which can be performed by any means; that is practicable which can be formed by the means, which are in our power.
Bank notes are redeemable in cash.
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