Lounsbury

[ lounz-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈlaʊnzˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

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noun

Thomas Raynes·ford

[reynz-ferd], /ˈreɪnz fərd/, 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.

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The entrance in an internal wall is far wider than the original but Lounsbury sustained some minor collateral damage anyway.
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Clemens gave credit for its success chiefly to Lounsbury, whose talents in many fields always impressed him.
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Lounsbury didn't say any more just then, but he had a feeling that perhaps the dread at Stormfield had grown unnecessarily large.
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See the admirably just remarks on this 'great scholar' in Lounsbury's Studies in Chaucer, vol.
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Professor Lounsbury, who has spent years in an exhaustive study of Chaucer, points out a curious circumstance.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
We now proceed to answer these inquiries in accordance with the liberal standard for which Professor Lounsbury pleads.
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