Passed his life in an inconsiderable village. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"inconsiderable," and the bay had been cleared of ice, but on the 20th of February the cold was very great. From Wordnik.com. [Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold] Reference
Bay -- no inconsiderable allies as affairs then stood. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
The quit-rents and taxes were trifling and inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Hitherto small and inconsiderable was the progress in cultivation. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Comparatively with the present day, the population was inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
Hunter's proclamation upon the slaves of these states would be inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868)] Reference
Of this wealth Belisarius made no inconsiderable display when at Constantinople. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
But it is well known, that the fruit of their labours has been very small and inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
However, for many years, finall and inconsiderable was the progress of this distant settlement. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
Receipts from such sources are inconsiderable, and have little effect on the revenues of the schools. From Wordnik.com. [The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States] Reference
The chemical constituents of the soil play no inconsiderable part in assisting the development of the vine. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
I am acquainted with more than one proprietor who has made no inconsiderable sum of money by rearing horses. From Wordnik.com. [Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China.] Reference
What number of men Oglethorpe lost we have not been able to learn, but it must have been very inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Seventy-five of the Americans fell, and the British were compelled, though with inconsiderable loss, to retreat. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
Thus ended the stirring, troubled life of one who as a politician had occupied no inconsiderable space in the public eye. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
With means so lamentably inconsiderable had America declared war against a country whose arms were sweeping from the Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
There was but an inconsiderable force here, composed for the most part of new troops from two or three States of the Northwest. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
I may also add, that no inconsiderable number of fires are occasioned by the thoughtless practice of throwing spirits into the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction] Reference
It is equally clear that in our interpretation of all such terms our notions of the nature of the self will play no inconsiderable role. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
But the French have a proverb, "the cellar makes the wine," showing that it plays no inconsiderable part in the production of good wine. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Camden, and George-town, are all inconsiderable villages, having in each no more than twenty, thirty, or, at most, forty dwelling houses. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Mr. G., standing on the commanding eminence he has built for himself in the House of Commons, is the sport of most inconsiderable Member. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893] Reference
When whipped to death, the murderer, after all, is only subjected to an inconsiderable fine, or a short imprisonment, by the provincial laws. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
We decide to walk it from midtown, a not inconsiderable hike, but I am flying home today and I want to soak up every last bit ofNew YorkI can. From Wordnik.com. [13 Halloweens] Reference
One of the not inconsiderable side effects of the current economic meltdown is the demise of the economic expert, if experts they truly ever were. From Wordnik.com. [Past Their Prime (Rate)] Reference
His shallowness speaks depths, and, in the end, the comeuppances his character suffers more or less redeem his sins -- which are not inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [Coast To Coast] Reference
The money arising from quitrents and the sale of lands was inconsiderable, hard to be collected, and by no means adequate to the support of government. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
It is not easy to estimate the addition made by green manuring to the valuable matters contained in the soil, but it is probably far from inconsiderable. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
Their success induced bold and rapacious spirits to join them, and in time they became so formidable, that no inconsiderable force was requisite to suppress them. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
The sacrifice of the mother in producing the ovum is inconsiderable, but the production of the ovum is simply the first step in the sacrifice which the maternal organism makes. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male] Reference
It consequently subjects us to far greater burdens and labors, dangers and temptations, while it brings with it an inconsiderable reward, and very little gratitude in the world. From Wordnik.com. [An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism] Reference
Then he went up to the mountain; and the Fire Spirits only laughed when they saw him, for he looked so slinking, inconsiderable, and mean, that none of them thought harm from him. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
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