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"Well, good-morning," called the Oxen, as they moved off.
Among the Farmyard People Clara Dillingham Pierson
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He knew that it had been built by King Stephen, and he said that not far from it there was a park called Oxen Park, where the king kept his oxen, and that he had also a
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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In the farmyard the Oxen were the most patient and the oldest, and it was to them that all the animals went when they were in trouble.
Among the Farmyard People Clara Dillingham Pierson
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We next passed through some woods, when we emerged into a broad, sunlit, fertile-looking valley, called Oxen Run.
Winter Sunshine John Burroughs 1879
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My phrase "Bloom hops a train during his Nighttown rescue of young, drunken Stephen" earns the retort that "the train ride occurs in the space between 'Oxen' and 'Circe."'
'Making the Wrong Joyce': An Exchange Rose, Danis 1998
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In the case of spellings (apart from those instances as in "Oxen" where archaism is deliberate and required) the Reader's Edition is explicitly a modernized edition.
'Making the Wrong Joyce': An Exchange Rose, Danis 1998
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RuminantsThe group of Quadrupeds which ruminate or chew the cud, such as Oxen, Sheep, and Deer.
Glossary of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume 1909
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Hat off to you, at my low points as humble Response Oxen, you make me laugh it off and climb back into the saddle for another go.
You Get What You Want – You Are Happy SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Those who worship symbols will be titillated by the fact that Oxen Island appears at fi rst to be E-shaped, E for Eirik, but it is not, and Oxen Island did not quite fi t Eirik.
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Oxen and horses were the principal means used to transport goods and people.
Robert Creamer: 10-2-10 Rally Gives Progressives a Chance to Stand Up Straight Robert Creamer 2010
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