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Значения термина forebear на английском

A person from whom you are descended.

Использование термина forebear на английском
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But again the blood of his forebear was rousing strange tremblings within him.
Baree, Son of Kazan
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Are you aware, sir, that these Crozers killed your forebear at the kirk-door?'
Lay Morals, and Other Papers
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But he is not generally intrusive, content to render homage to his illustrious forebear.
The Irish Times
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Henry Moore shrewdly avoided all mention of his artistic forebear.
The Guardian
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His grandson Jeremy Matthews spoke at the unveiling, paying tribute to his forebear's bravery.
Radio NZ
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Here we have a Napoleon, indeed with all the patience of his great forebear.
A Splendid Hazard
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And that ape again, not a score of thousands from the monkey, his forebear.
The Secret Places of the Heart
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Perhaps they are vignettes from a family friend or a forebear whose recollections we value?
The Irish Times
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Specifically the history of his famous forebear, Jamie McGregor.
Mistress of the game
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The blood of his great forebear refused to let him bow under this unjust stroke.
A Splendid Hazard
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Before closing I cannot forebear a further word with regard to New York Central College.
The American Prejudice Against Color / An Authentic Narrative, S...
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I will take his sword for mine own, as your own forebear took Red Rain.
A feast for crows
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The GR Yaris, due to reach Australia late in 2020, will strive to emulate its forebear.
News.com.au
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Presently the willows parted on the other bank, and Robin could hardly forebear laughing out right.
Robin Hood
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Martin's bastard was said to be the forebear of generations of imbecil prostitutes, epileptics, and drunks.
The new yorker
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A British forebear of our croquet, Mr. Torrance.
The Shining
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