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Agnes, 1855–1950, U.S. essayist.
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Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S. Historical Examples schonberg, too, was known to be as good a skater as Hammond had had for many years. The Crimson Sweater Ralph Henry Barbour schonberg, Mr. his attempts to engrave in metallic relief, 634. A […]
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