guinea grains

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another name for grains of paradise

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Words nearby guinea grains

guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea corn, Guinea Current, guinea fowl, guinea grains, guinea grass, guinea hen, guinea-hen flower, Guinean, Guinea pepper

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How to use guinea grains in a sentence

I try to eat less processed food, like whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nothing over-processed.
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We are, essentially, an army of guinea pigs millions strong.
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Guinea, with 25 percent, recorded the lowest adult literacy rate in the world at that time.
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In Guinea, just 42 percent of the population aged 15-24 can both read and write a “short simple statement” in their everyday life.
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Neighboring Guinea and Liberia, said WHO, were presenting evidence of a decrease in cases.
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But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It is only disposed to require a pretty strong solution of silver, say thirty grains to the ounce of water.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
The flute-player informed him that he generally charged two guineas for the first month, and one guinea for the second.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various