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Today, the brightest jewel in Spain's African crown is Spanish Guinea, which Consists of the verdant, volcanic island of Fernando Poo, a few other smaller islands and the larger, rain-forest mainland province of Rio Muni.

From Time Magazine Archive

Consists of the Second and Third Music Readers in one volume.

From The King of the Golden River or the Black Brothers A Legend of Stiria. by Ruskin, John

Consists of seventeen papers which originally appeared in All the Year Round with this title between January 28 and October 13, 1860.

From Life of Charles Dickens by Marzials, Frank T. (Frank Thomas)

Consists of a long drum revolving vertically and used for pulling in heavy lines.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)

Consists of a steel wire-rope, containing a heart of gutta-percha and other soft materials, in which are inclosed the copper wires through which the communication by electricity is conveyed.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir