Kalais
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Our Juan de Kalais goes to his mother’s house, and his mother was more angry than before, saying she had nothing now with which to load his ship.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
Our Juan de Kalais sold his cargo, and still, not having enough, he sold his ship too.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
The king gives Juan de Kalais all his riches, and they lived very happily.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
Juan de Kalais, the son of a widow, sets off as a merchant, but sells his cargo and ship to pay the debts of a corpse, which is being dragged about on a dung-heap.
From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gordon Hall Gerould
Juan de Kalais has it cried throughout the city that whoever has to receive anything of that man should show himself.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
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