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  • 51Steal — (st[=e]l), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively …

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  • 52Stirt — Stirt, obs. p. p. of {Start}, v. i. Started; leaped. [1913 Webster] They privily be stirt into a well. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53Surreptitious — Sur rep*ti tious, a. [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub under + rapere to snatch. See {Sub }, and {Ravish}.] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or… …

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  • 54Surreptitiously — Surreptitious Sur rep*ti tious, a. [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub under + rapere to snatch. See {Sub }, and {Ravish}.] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority;… …

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  • 55To pull a finch — Finch Finch (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. {Finches} (f[i^]nch [e^]z). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family… …

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  • 56Undercreep — Un der*creep , v. i. To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57privy — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English prive, from Anglo French privé, from Latin privatus private Date: 14th century 1. a. private, withdrawn b. secret 2. belonging or relating to a person in one s individual rather than official capacity 3.… …

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  • 58Geoffrey Chaucer — Chaucer redirects here. For other uses, see Chaucer (disambiguation). Geoffrey Chaucer …

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  • 59Summary of Decameron tales — This article contains summaries and commentaries of the 100 stories contained in Giovanni Boccaccio s The Decameron .Each story of the Decameron begins with a short heading explaining the plot of the story. The 1903 J. M. Rigg English translation …

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  • 60Elizabeth of York — Infobox British Royalty|majesty|consort name =Elizabeth of York title =Queen consort of England caption =A portrait of Elizabeth is thought to be the basis for the queen s picture found in a deck of cards. reign =18 January 1486 11 February 1503… …

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