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... English feudal society and the general elimination of fortified castles , large estates were developed by the upper classes throughout the English counties . From the great county landed families came the governing offi- cials and the ...
... English feudal society and the general elimination of fortified castles , large estates were developed by the upper classes throughout the English counties . From the great county landed families came the governing offi- cials and the ...
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... English Dictionary . In 1925 he was named a professor of English at the University of Chicago . Craigie , who was knighted in 1928 , chiefly for his work on the Oxford English Dictionary , died on Sept. 2 , 1957 , in Watlington ...
... English Dictionary . In 1925 he was named a professor of English at the University of Chicago . Craigie , who was knighted in 1928 , chiefly for his work on the Oxford English Dictionary , died on Sept. 2 , 1957 , in Watlington ...
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... English croquet , and roque ( the word croquet minus c and t ) . Equipment . Most croquet balls are of wood , but better balls are of hard rubber or plastic . Diameters of balls range from 35 % inches for American and English croquet to ...
... English croquet , and roque ( the word croquet minus c and t ) . Equipment . Most croquet balls are of wood , but better balls are of hard rubber or plastic . Diameters of balls range from 35 % inches for American and English croquet to ...
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