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Example sentences for "silver penny"

  • When I had what I called big shoes, I could have danced a minuet on a silver penny.

  • But it is he for whom we were searching, and if thou wilt go forth and find him for me, thou mayest earn a silver penny.

  • Thine would not furnish the realm with the weight of a silver penny," said a burly countryman, glancing with much contempt at the cobbler.

  • Therefore, calling them about him, he opened the leathern bag in which his savings were stored, and gave every one of the thirteen a silver penny.

  • You shall have it cheap: I ask but a silver penny for it; and if the strings were mended, its like would not be in the north country.

  • Obverse and reverse of silver penny of Stephen.

  • Obverse and reverse of a silver penny of William I.

  • Illustration: A silver penny of William the Conqueror, struck at Romney.

  • I could find in my heart to lay a silver penny you'll turn out to be one of that brood.

  • They mean nothing; and they make the foolish girls fancy I know something more than they do, and so I get a silver penny here, or a handful of eggs there, and we make shift to live.

  • Father, I'd give a silver penny you'd take my niece Anania in hand; she'll be the death of me if she goes on.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    divine principle; dwelling house; gradual abolition; inherent power; letter writer; much compressed; other worlds; porcelain crucible; shall return; silver bell; silver bowl; silver bullion; silver coin; silver coinage; silver dish; silver dollar; silver fork; silver gilt; silver medal; silver money; silver spoon; silver watch; silver wire; three successive; work entitled; your room