chose

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I held out firm to the end of our discussion, and we settled the matter with this compromise: he was to expunge whatever he chose from the English edition, but I was to have my own way with the American one.

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  1. verb Past tense of choose.
  2. noun Law An item of personal property; a chattel.

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  • As many of the birds would come from tropical countries, he appointed a day in the warmest month; and the place he chose was a vast tract called Grönfjeld, where every species of bird would feel at home, since it bordered on the sea, yet was well provided with trees, shrubs, flowers, rocks, sand, and heather, as well as with lakes and rivers full of fish. —  Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
  • He could learn almost anything he chose--and he did choose, which was more than half the battle. —  The Little Lame Prince Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret Waters
  • [18 Désormais avec toi nous ferons rien Vous ętes tout usé--chose qui montre la corde,[19 Nos lecteurs étaient mal de toi d'abord Allez-vous-en--votre bâton coupez vite En Ponch jamais votre nom--désormais sera dite But when the possibilities of "Jenkins" were fully realised, he was revived, and for some years did excellent service as a subject for humorous attack A more serious campaign upon which Punch now entered was that against the "Standard" and the "Morning Herald." —  The History of "Punch"
  • There was no photography then to enable the artist to draw as big as he chose, and then to reproduce the drawings on to the wood-block in any size he please. —  The History of "Punch"
  • She asked him to make her ready to die when he chose, and then, being of a very hopeful, cheerful nature, began to think of other things How could Bertie have circulated those stories about her? —  Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life
 

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  1. French, from Latin causa, thing, case, reason.

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  1. French, a thing, from Old French cose, cosa = Provencal Spanish cosa = Portuguese coisa, cousa = Italian cosa, from Middle Latin cosa, causa, Late Latin causa, a thing, a peculiar use of Latin causa, cause: see cause. Cf. quelque chose, keckshoes, kickshaws.
 

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